A particularly unusual and foul-smelling flower is known to bloom only once every 1,000 days.
An underwater camera has picked up rare footage of a large squid in the waters of Japan's Toyama Bay.
Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of shark that has been given an even more bizarre name.
A group of invertebrates known as hydra have the unique ability to regenerate themselves indefinitely.
Scientists are hoping to breed hybrid tortoises in a renewed attempt to resurrect two extinct subspecies.
Researchers have captured footage of a mysterious species of deep sea cephalopod off the coast of Hawaii.
At least three people are thought to have been killed recently by monkeys in India's Nolanda district.
Researchers have warned that a deadly type of fungus could devastate banana crops around the world.
Scientists have been struggling to explain why some UK garden birds are drowning themselves en masse.
Mystery surrounds the deaths of several hundred fish found along the shoreline to the south of Perth.
An extremely rare and unusual type of sea creature has been found washed up on a beach in Queensland.
Researchers have revealed that half of all natural history specimens in museums are incorrectly labeled.
The humble cockroach is able to bite something with a force 50 times greater than its own body weight.
New footage has emerged showing the ground literally heaving up and down within a forest in Canada.
Something unusual seems to be happening to the famed Fortingall Yew - one of the oldest trees in Europe.
A new wolf-coyote hybrid species is starting to take over and could already number in the millions.
Researchers have managed to record the first ever footage of one of the world's most elusive whales.
David Williams-Jones was attacked by thousands of the insects after accidentally stepping on their nest.
Scientists have identified the first ever baby giant squid in specimens fished up off the coast of Japan.
Wildlife authorities in the 1950s attempted a unique solution to the problem of beaver overpopulation.