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"100 million years ago creatures living in a coastal lagoon, fringed by trees, had just had a sexual encounter when they would be entombed forever"
The astonishing 2020 discovery, found fossilised in amber in Myanmar, was hailed as a ‘spectacular find’ by scientists.
We thought Britain only had one venomous snake. These scientists think they've found another
Britain’s rarest reptile, the smooth snake, to be reclassified as a potentially venomous species – but it represents absolutely no threat to humans, say researchers.
Coyote finds vulture nest in Texas. What it does next has never been caught on camera before
A remote camera in Armstrong County has captured the first direct visual evidence of coyote predation on turkey vultures.
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‘Ghost’ green mamba rediscovered after 90 years
Snake experts try to solve a 150-year-old mystery thanks to surprise discovery.
91 hilarious, award-winning wildlife images will be displayed in London. Here’s how to see them
An immersive exhibition celebrating the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is coming to London
A group of sea turtles were tagged in the Galápagos. When experts looked at the data, they noticed something odd
Satellite tags reveal ‘homebody’ nature of some Galápagos sea turtles.
Scientists tag 6 ‘unicorns of the sea’ and follow them 1,500m into the deep – to places humans can’t go
Narwhals recorded Arctic ocean data which will be used to help inform climate research in the region
These monkeys turn into meat-eaters when plants are scarce. There’s something very human about it, says scientists
Scientists find that capuchin monkeys hunt for meat when plants are scarce
Scientists hid cameras in an abandoned house in Argentina – and found carnivores sharing a room inside it
Images captured in the house show black vultures sharing a nest site with American barn owls. In another abandoned structure, the researchers recorded black vultures nesting beside Chaco eagles.
Large animal with cat-like eyes filmed at bottom of Caribbean Sea
The false catshark, which can grow up to 3m long, was one of many remarkable species observed during a recent expedition to explore the waters around the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
When a solar eclipse cast darkness over Lake Erie, this happened to the birds that live there
What happens to birds when their daytime world suddenly goes dark? A researcher in Canada wanted to find out.
Climbers descend 60m vertical shaft in Greece – and find bear scratch marks at the bottom
The discovery, made by researchers from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, demonstrates the extraordinary climbing ability of Greece's brown bears.
Conservationists carry the eggs of the world’s rarest duck for 44km on foot. Here’s why
The Madagascar pochard was once thought to be extinct, until it was rediscovered in the wild in 2006.
Night-hunting snake discovered in New Guinea. It’s almost a metre long and waits for prey at the bottom of trees
The groundsnake, named Slash’s groundsnake, was deemed new to science through genetic analysis
Tiger heron seen dunking and eating a bird for the first time ever
Bare-throated tiger herons are known to predate amphibians, small rodents, lizards, snakes and even crocodiles – but this is the first record of one consuming a bird.
Deep-sea scientists were filming at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, when this giant cow shark appeared
The elusive animal was filmed swimming over the seafloor near the Phoenix Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Remote camera catches bobcat attacking biggest rattlesnake species on Earth
Camera-trap images show the wild cat biting and clawing a large eastern diamondback rattlesnake in Florida.
Ichthyosaur pregnant with almost a dozen babies discovered in China – and they were nearly ready to be born
The fossilised marine reptile died with at least eleven foetuses inside her
Scientists discover bald eagle nest on banks of Michigan river – and are stunned at what they find inside it
Four bald eagles fledge from nest in North America for only the fifth time on record.
25-year camera-trap study of elusive Amazonian mammal reveals it’s changing its behaviour
Giant anteaters in Bolivia are adapting their behaviour in the face of rising temperatures, rather than predation threats
Tourists witness jaguar fighting puma in Brazilian wetlands
Jaguar-oriented tourism is helping researchers in South America learn more about the behaviour of wild cats.
Birdwatchers spotted a black vulture nesting on the roadside. What it was sitting on amazed them all
The vulture appeared to be incubating a snail shell – it's the first time this behaviour has ever been documented.
Striking image of an orange-tailed damselfly peering through leaf wins photography competition
A photo of an orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly is the winner of the 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition.
Experts looked inside Cape Town's largest predator. What they found has them worried
New study finds that the majority of caracals living in the South African city have rat poison in their livers.
