Environment
Why San Francisco Bay has suddenly become a death trap for gray whales
Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into California's San Francisco Bay, where they are often hit and killed by boats, according to a new study.
It's home to the largest concentration of crocodiles on the planet – 10 million of these ferocious reptiles to be precise. Swimming here is inadvisable...
In the flooded forests and winding rivers of South America’s vast wetlands the black caiman reigns as one of the most formidable predators alive today.
It's the size of Los Angeles and simply crawling with deadly alligators, black bears and highly venomous snakes
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Tasmanian tiger rock paintings discovered in Australian cave are less than 1,000 years old, say scientists. Here's why that's a big deal
The carnivorous marsupial is widely thought to have gone extinct on mainland Australia about 3,000 years ago. Artworks found recently in Northern Territory suggests otherwise.
Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal declared Endangered
Climate change is pushing these Antarctic species to the brink
Satellite images reveal hidden cause of melting glaciers in Greenland
A new study has found that meltwater lakes at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet are accelerating the flow of major glaciers, potentially contributing to global sea level rise.
“It was just bones all over the floor.” Fossil hunters make astounding discovery in Texan water cave
A flooded cave in central Texas has yielded the remains of Ice Age animals that have never been found in the region before…
It's bigger than London, teeming with a staggering 30,000 dangerous alligators and is one of the deadliest lakes on the planet
it's not advisable to swim in this lake...
It's as big as Belgium, 25 million years old, 10 times deeper than the English Channel - and home to an animal that exists nowhere else on the planet
“It’s so dry that NASA has used parts of it to test Mars rovers.” 6 extreme places on Earth where you can still find life
Unusual lifeforms can still be found in the most unexpected (and extreme) environments, from the driest deserts to boiling deep-sea vents
21 stunning wildlife photos from Grand Teton National Park
From majestic moose and soaring eagles to curious owls and bounding bears, here are 21 spectacular wildlife images captured in the US national park.
It’s made up of 1,000 miles of tunnels and was once thought to be the gateway to the underworld – but remains largely unexplored
In Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, hundreds of uncharted caves sprawl underneath the ground
“The first thing to go are the eyes. Eyes, apparently, cook very quickly. Flesh follows soon after, and as the animal becomes overwhelmed, water enters its mouth."
Deep in the Peru Amazon lies one of the world’s most mysterious natural wonders — a river that quite literally boils.
It’s the size of the Serengeti, hotter than Hades with deadly acid-filed lakes – and is called the Gateway to Hell. This is the closest to another planet you can get
A blistering, otherworldly expanse in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places on Earth.
It's the lowest place on Earth, the size of Seoul, 10 times saltier than the ocean – AND it's dying. One day soon it might not be here...
A vast, otherworldly lake where salt-laden waters buoy swimmers and barren shores stretch into desert, the Dead Sea has long captivated travellers and scientists alike
It's an unforgiving, harsh, remote arid landscape the size of Texas that receives just a few millimetres of rain a year - yet remarkably some wild animals live here...
Harsh, remote and hauntingly beautiful, the Empty Quarter stretches across the Arabian Peninsula in a vast, shifting expanse of dunes and silence
“It’s a bit like sea turtle forensics." Scientists looked inside 24 turtles – and uncovered secrets from the past
Sea turtle shells are helping researchers learn more about major environmental changes in the ocean's past.
Staggering drone images show three colossal 'whales' rising from a forest in Thailand
Few rock formations on the planet are quite as surreal as Thailand's Hin Sam Wan – or Three Whale Rock.
Strange organism that looks like a tongue found in English woodland. It has never been seen before in the UK
The rare blue-based earthtongue fungus was discovered at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve in West Sussex.
Scientists took soil samples from a forest and tested them for microplastics. What they found was disturbing
Researchers have discovered that tiny bits of plastic are raining down onto forests – embedding themselves within the ecosystem
Scientists tracked 39 polar bears and 26 seals through the Arctic wilderness. What they discovered is important
The researchers wanted to learn more about how climate change is reshaping Arctic food webs.
When scientists descended into an unexplored cave in the Cambodian mountains, they found a “treasure trove” in the darkness
A team of researchers discovered species new to science, as well as threatened wildlife, in these vast underground habitats
100km-wide "hidden giant" discovered beneath Antarctic ice sheet
A vast granite body roughly half the size of Wales has been found beneath the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica…
Great Smoky Mountains wildlife captured in 15 breathtaking photos
From black bears and elk to owls and fireflies – 15 spectacular wildlife images from the US national park.
