Polar bears might rule the Arctic, but they also have a surprisingly tender side – captured here in 14 striking moments in ...

The Steller’s sea eagle is widely regarded as the heaviest living eagle, with large females reaching about 9kg. Its wingspan ...

Roaming the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo, this wild cat is extremely elusive – but scientists have finally managed a ...

Some use their teeth to drill into other shells and slurp out the contents (a seashell with a neat circle punched into it ...

The porcupine’s iconic quills is probably its most famous feature but its strong tail is equally worthy of praise. A video shared by an eco-lodge in Trinidad shows why: these animals have a muscular ...

Divers in the Maldives were stunned when an oceanic whitetip shark tore past them and leapt out of the water. Although ...

A leftover from the last ice age, ice worms are remarkable creatures that can survive freezing temperatures says Michael ...

When these sea slugs feed on algae, they pinch their prey's ability to photosynthesise. Now, scientists have shared ...

Epaulette sharks are famous for using their fins like limbs to help them crawl around the seabed. Now, a new study reveals ...

But there’s a lesser-known migration – and it’s actually the biggest in the world. Every day, 10 billion tonnes of marine ...

Nature is never a good place to look for moral guidance. Anything goes, as long as it increases the chances of one's genes ...

Know your goldcrests from your firecrests? Joanna Peaker from The Scottish Wildlife Trust takes a look at some of the ...