Research in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia suggests snakes could face catastrophe due to pathogen prevalence.

There are no predators, because the locals have erected a net to keep out hunting birds, and they chase off stray cats and ...

From venomous predators to deceptively small killers, these animals can turn a peaceful hike into a life-threatening ...

New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida, has lots of biodiversity, thanks in a large part to the Indian River Lagoon ...

The female tailorbird chooses a tree with large leaves in a safe location, in the middle of dense foliage and at least a ...

In the northeast of Siberia, a vast area of land appears to have caved in, revealing layers of karst that look almost unearthly. This is known as the Batagay (or Batagaika) Crater – although it’s not ...

Leeches are famous for drinking blood – and being used in medicine. But can these slippery little vampires ever be deadly?

Yes, in the southern states, there are occasional reports of small cats more normally associated with rainforest habitats of ...

For years, nobody knew why great white sharks favour this area so much - until a research vessel followed them there.

This magnificent mammal is smaller than its African cousins but it’s still the largest land-based animal in Asia. Can you ...

The Porcupine herd is considered to have the longest round-trip migration of roughly 1,350km, with around 200,000 caribou ...

Anything further than 15 to 20 metres away is a blur, so if they become startled by a sudden noise (say, a starting pistol) or an object that appears suddenly (say, a human sprinter), they will often ...