More cryoprotectants are produced in populations in colder locations. This adaptation means that the wood frog can survive at ...
The Gooty tarantula Poecilotheria metallica, also known as the metallic blue tarantula, is a strikingly beautiful species of arboreal tarantula. It is well known for its vibrant metallic blue ...
Bigger and brainer than all other primates, great apes are also distinguished by their sophisticated social structures and ...
As I stumbled on, followed by Alan, Vinod began waving his arms violently up and down while screaming at the top of his voice ...
The giraffe-necked weevil is relatively small at 25mm at full stretch, but its bright, berry-red wing cases, which contrast ...
The giant anteater is the largest, growing up to two metres long, and lives in grasslands, savannahs and other open habitats.
I was in Norway, checking out a hide a friend was building. He’d told me not to bother bringing my camera. While on site, we ...
Just how do birds mate and reproduce? Stuart Blackman explains the intricacies of bird sex and why males don't have penises ...
There are good numbers of long-eared owls during the winter in the wider region, as visitors to Hungary or Bulgaria will ...
Now in its 17 th year, the Audubon Photography Awards celebrate photos and videos that capture the beauty of birds and the ...
Meet the Tasmanian devil, a 10kg powerhouse of compact muscle and fur that resembles a pit bull on steroids, with a growl to match. Tasmanian devils are small marsupials endemic to Tasmania, an ...
The mass emergence of periodical cicadas is one of North America’s most spectacular natural events – but new research ...