The violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is a rare and exotic-looking bee that can grow up to 3cm. It has a striking ...

A team of palaeontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, have discovered and described a brand-new ...

Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, organised by Nature Talks, is an exciting photographic event featuring a wide range of ...

For the first time, scientists have quantified how many deep-sea squid short-finned pilot whales in Hawaiʻi need to eat to ...

By searching through museum specimens, scientists found two new, and rather peculiar, spiders species from St Helena: one ...

West Coast transient killer whales have long fascinated marine scientists with their impressive mammal-hunting techniques. Now, new research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding ...

The pelages of many tarantulas sparkle iridescent blue when viewed in the right light, but none come close to this beauty. The Gooty tarantula Poecilotheria metallica, also known as the metallic blue ...

In the first clip from BBC TV series Kingdom, David Attenborough narrates a tense encounter between a pregnant hyena and pack of wild dogs ...

Grizzly bears are among the most dangerous animals in North America, thanks to their immense size, strength, speed, and bone-crushing bite. Despite their sheer size and power, they are not naturally ...

This odd-looking bird is a charismatic giant that can live up to 25 years in the wild. It has piercing eyes and and can grow up to 1.5m tall with a wingspan of 1.6m. For some, its cartoon-like charm ...

For the first time ever, scientists have successfully extracted RNA from a woolly mammoth, with analysis supporting ...

In the battleground of nature, many animals have evolved mechanisms to both eat and avoid being eaten. This includes the production of chemical toxins, which may be used to incapacitate prey and make ...