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"Once you show regeneration can be activated, it opens the door to new questions..." Mammals – including us – could regrow limbs say scientists
Scientists could be one step closer to solving a biological mystery: why animals, such as salamanders, can regrow lost limbs while mammals cannot.
This valley has one of the highest concentrations of life on Earth – from early human fossils to a mammal with vampire teeth
The Great Valley in East Africa has one of the highest concentrations of animals on Earth, from hippos and flamingos to lions and gazelles
10 ruthless, brutal videos showcasing wildlife at its angriest - and most powerful – from fighting elephant seals to hoards of angry monkeys
Anger in the animal world is not confined to humans. Here are ten videos demonstrating the full fury that animals can feel
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Bat vs bird: what's the difference between these two winged animals?
What are the actual anatomical differences between bats and birds?
These endangered whales have lived in a small sea for 70,000 years. One of them just broke the pattern
Humpback whales in the Arabian Sea were thought to be ‘homebodies’ but one individual just flipped the script
"It delivers the most painful sting in the world, leaving victims in pain for 24 hours." World's 6 deadliest ants, including one that's killed people
Some create millions-strong swarms, while others deliver lethal stings or clamp down on their victims with their jaws
A vast wilderness the size of Turin harbours one of the world's fiercest warriors – a formidable predator with powerful jaws capable of crushing bone
Sarek National Park in Northern Sweden forms part of a vast, wild landscape with glaciers, alpine peaks and deep river valleys
It might look like a rabbit and act like a rabbit, but this is no rabbit – OR even a hare, instead it's something far more peculiar...
All you ever needed to know about the bizarre viscacha
“It would have seen Lucy and thought, ‘Dinner.’” The newly-discovered prehistoric monster croc that would have terrified – and hunted – humans
Researchers have newly identified a huge apex predator that terrorised early humans and laid in wait for its prey
“It safeguards one of the planet’s most endangered marine mammals.” Experts are racing to preserve a rare species on the brink of extinction
Technology has been used to capture a 3D version of one of the most endangered animals on the planet
Does Ireland have any snakes?
We take a look at why Ireland is, and has always been, snake-free
Why are young birds sometimes bigger than their parents?
Just why do some young birds bigger than their parents? Mike Toms explains
Prowling cats, pink dolphins and giant eagles: 16 incredible photos from the Amazon
Breathtaking wildlife images from the Amazon – the world's largest tropical rainforest.
3,000 colossal pillars rise from a misty forest in China like an army of giants. Here's what lives among them
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is renowned for its gigantic sandstone pillars, which rise magnificently up through the clouds.
5 extraordinary, ancient human species that lived BEFORE we did: Meet the prehistoric pioneers who changed history forever
We're not the first species of ‘human’ to walk the Earth; thousands of years before us there was a rich diversity of hominins…
"Symptoms develop quickly and its venom can cause paralysis, respiratory failure and death. "6 most dangerous, deadliest sea snakes on the planet
Toxic rivers, marble cathedrals and a giant mirror: 12 most otherworldly-looking places on Earth
Forget Mars – Earth's oddest landscapes are stranger, closer and don't require a spacesuit
Researchers uncover new ‘walking’ species on a night dive in Papua New Guinea. But they’re concerned
A newly discovered species of walking shark has been found in Papua New Guinea – one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth
This extraordinary forest below the waves is the only one of its kind – and it’s home to one of the fastest-growing organisms on Earth
Stretching along South Africa’s rugged coastline lies one of the planet’s most extraordinary yet little-known ecosystems: the Great African Sea Forest
Grandeur and resilience of Antarctic wildlife captured in 14 incredible photos
Striking images of life in Antarctica, from penguins and seals, to seabirds and whales.
"This grimacingly ugly creature has adorned itself with gold and, yet, still manages to look ghastly... " 10 ugliest, hideous animals in the ocean
Not every creature in the sea won the genetic lottery
Mushrooms vs fungi: what's the difference? Discover exactly what mushroom means and why fungi shouldn't be messed with
Use the word mushroom when you mean fungus? Or just confused about what they mean – here's an explanation of the two terms
This underground web of fungi is so huge it could reach the sun 1 billion times. Scientists have mapped it for the first time
The worldwide network of mycorrhizal fungi has been mapped out – and its length is astonishing
Deep-sea scientists just filmed an elusive predator with “grotesquely protruding jaw” alive for the first time
Goblin sharks are one of the most baffling species of sharks, with jaws that can protrude out of their face like a slingshot
