In an astonishing parallel to how human language evolves, communities in Mozambique use different ‘dialects’ to coordinate ...

In this rare behaviour, the dolphins push themselves vertically out of the water and ‘walk’ along using their tail.

Penguins have such strong parental urges to raise chicks that adults who have lost their young will attempt to kidnap another ...

The natural world has produced some of the most potent poisons known to science. Here are some of the deadliest to humans ...

Researchers say they are in a race against time to save the tree from a deadly fungal disease. In 2010, a bright yellow ...

Sailfish can reach speeds of almost 70mph and grow up to 3.4m long – these images of them hunting are utterly breathtaking.

The golden eagle is the fastest eagle in the world and can reach speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour when swooping down to hunt. Eagles' sharp talons and beaks make light work of dispatching their ...

Perhaps they were curious as to what these strange, heavily-laden humans were doing in their territory – a vast, unspoiled ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

Robots, equipped with cameras and disguised as animals, were deployed in the BBC TV series Spies in the Ocean to capture surprising behaviour ...

For a long time nothing happens and I start to worry that I have come to the wrong place, or that I have left it too late in ...

Crocodile conservationist in Laos have shared heartwarming footage of incredibly rare baby crocs hatching. The video comes ...