9 ruthless insect assassins – including one that chops the heads of its victims before removing their limbs
From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural world.
Devouring prey alive and biting off a mate’s head – these 9 praying mantis photos are jaw-dropping
When it strikes, the praying mantis moves with explosive speed...
“I couldn’t make sense of what I was looking at” – Deep sea submarine pilot recalls first sighting of super rare ocean giant
It’s not only deep-sea researchers that get to see the rare giant phantom jellyfish
The wildlife traveller's calendar: Plan your year around these wildlife spectacles
Seek wildlife holiday inspiration with this month-by-month travel calendar
It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves underground
It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves beneath the ground.
Impaling on spikes, water bombing and stabbing – birds are more brutal than you realised. Here's 5 gruesome techniques they use to kill
Discover the brutal techniques used by some British birds to catch their prey - from impaling on spikes through to stabbing
It’s 80 miles wide, larger than the state of Florida and is dubbed the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ – discover Antarctica’s most unstable glacier
Often referred to as the ‘Doomsday Glacier’, Thwaites Glacier is a fragile ice giant whose collapse could accelerate sea-level rise
7 astonishing underwater kingfisher photos that show the beautiful bird is just as at home below the surface as above it
These remarkable photographs show how a kingfisher dives and the ingenious way it is adapted for underwater
“One of the most memorable moments in British television.” David Attenborough’s most ambitious project celebrated in new TV film
Filmed in the 1970s, the BBC’s Life on Earth helped make television history
Adorable seal pups among 15 spectacular images from Underwater Photographer of the Year awards
Matty Smith’s photo of abandoned southern elephant seal pups takes the top prize
Birds
It's made from 1,500 tiny white feathers, bound together with spider silk and takes up to 3 weeks to construct
When it comes to intricacy, few animal nests can compete with those constructed by long-tailed tits. This is how they make them
It has a bandit mask and punk-rocker crest – and can eat a whopping 1,000 berries a day
Meet the waxwing – the exotic-looking bird with a penchant for berries.
Forget gender wars! These bizarre birds have had equality sorted for some 44 million years - watch them in action
These ground-loving birds mate for life and work together to protect their young
Power and majesty of bald eagles revealed in 16 staggering photos
Spectacular images of bald eagles – from the snowy mountains of Alaska to the dramatic inlets of the Canadian coast.
“Like being in the middle of a snow globe.” Thousands of noisy white birds are flooding into Pennsylvania, Missouri and Maryland
A whiteout of wings and a riotous racket signal the departure, or arrival, of these beautiful birds
"It appears as one of the ugliest animals in the book The Ugly Five and doesn't look a million miles away from a turkey" – 12 weirdest birds of prey on the planet
They are fast and dangerous but these birds of prey are also supremely weird. Here's 12 of the oddest hunters of the sky
How to identify wildlife
Red squirrel vs grey squirrel: Think you know how they differ? Think again as the differences between these two squirrels will surprise you
We take a look at how the red squirrel differs to its American grey cousin
Brown rat or water vole: How to tell the difference between these two lookalike-rodents
When all you've seen is a flash of brown fur, it can be hard to know whether it was a water vole or rat. Though the two species tend to live in different habitats, there are areas where they overlap, potentially leading to cases of mistaken identity. So how do you tell rats and water voles apart?
Mink or otter? What's the difference between these two slippery, semiaquatic lookalikes?
How do you tell the difference between otters and mink?
LRPs, PG Tips and Jizz: Cracking the secret language of birders
You’re sitting in a hide and overhear other birders talking. The conversation ranges from ‘LRPs’ and ‘roosting Leos’ and you scratch your chin as you try to decipher their code – welcome to the world of birding jargon.
It's the fastest animal in the world and its deadly claws can catch prey mid-air: Meet one of the world's most incredible birds of prey
Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them ‘stooping’ to catch prey
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Plants
It’s longer than a blue whale, is thousands of years old and drinks fog – meet this weird ‘living fossil’
This living fossil (having unchanged for more than 200 million years) can survive some of the harshest conditions on Earth
Plants play techno, chimps drum and one creature uses its minuscule penis as a bow – why music isn’t just for humans
It’s not just the hills that are alive with the sound of music – ponds and oceans thrum with tunes, too
It’s taller than Big Ben, can live for thousands of years and even regenerates after an entire forest burns down
Did you know the tallest tree species in the world can grow to more than 100 metres? Learn all about them
Does a tree know it's being eaten?
Can a tree protect itself if being eaten?
