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Camera traps reveal formidable animal rampaging through rare monkey puzzle forests in Chile
Researchers say the large invasive mammals pose a threat to endangered monkey puzzle trees, as well as other wildlife in the Patagonian Andes.
Earth's oldest meteorite crater discovered in Australian outback – here's what scientists found inside it
Researchers say the 3.47-billion-year-old impact crater could help explain how life on Earth began.
Researchers stuck a camera on a baby whale in Hawai'i – they were never expecting to see this
Tags often record things such as sound and temperature, but this one captured something surprising...
Baby polar bears – this is the cutest wildlife video you'll see today
Heartwarming footage from the Arctic offers a rare glimpse into the early lives of young polar bears, when they are at their most vulnerable.
A once-lost sound is rising through the steep mountain forests of Vietnam
The evocative call of the cao vit gibbon – the second-rarest ape in the world – is a sound most will never hear. But a recent sighting of an infant clinging to its mother offers a glimmer of hope for the species' survival, say researchers.
Scientists just spent 16 months exploring Earth's oceans – what they found is breathtaking
The researchers discovered an astonishing 866 new marine creatures, including a species of guitar shark, a deep-sea limpet and an adorable pygmy pipehorse.
Bloody cheetah among powerful nature images celebrated in LCE photo competition
Spectacular flamingos, rainbow-coloured spiders and frozen flowers also won prizes in the LCE Photographer of the Year 2025.
‘Biggest clone on Earth’ discovered in the Baltic Sea
The enormous clone is more than 300 miles long – but researchers say its future is uncertain.
When scientists sent robots to the bottom of the Red Sea, hundreds of small lights emerged from the darkness
In the oxygen-depleted depressions of the deep seafloor, the ocean explorers were surprised to see large aggregations of lanternfish appear from the gloom.
Birds of paradise ‘glow’ in secret biofluorescent courtship dance
For the first time, a study has found that birds of paradise are biofluorescent – a skill they likely use for unique mating rituals.
'Pillar of intestines': entrancing video shows weird creature feeding like an "underwater sausage with hiccups"
These ocean 'aliens' can help researchers answer important questions about evolution.
De-extinction scientists just created a woolly mouse – and they say they’re on track to produce ‘mammoth’ embryos by 2026
Colossal Biosciences, the company that genetically engineered the woolly mouse, says it is an important step towards creating mammoth-like elephants.
Dusty old moth found in London museum leads taxonomists to remarkable discovery
Using DNA analysis, along with other clues, the researchers were able to uncover a number of incredible secrets.
A rare and ghostly shape just appeared in the Great Barrier Reef
It's only the second time the eerie-looking animal has been recorded in the region off the east coast of Australia.
"I noticed a lioness walking down my driveway..."
Here's what a couple from South Africa discovered when they installed security cameras around their home.
"Lynx have become political pawns in the culture war”: backlash as Sweden plans to kill more than 100 animals
There are currently around 1,300 lynx living in Sweden.
Asian hornet guts contain more than 1,400 different species, new study finds
Bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths and spiders were all found inside the Asian hornets.
Incredible drone footage of narwhals in the Arctic reveals never-before-filmed behaviour
Researchers have recorded the Arctic's 'unicorn of the sea' using its tusk in an extraordinary way.
Charles Darwin saw this Galápagos bird on Floreana Island in 1835, then it wasn't seen again for almost 200 years
Thought to be locally extinct, the Galápagos rail has been spotted by researchers on the volcanic island of Floreana.
Stunning image of polar bear snoozing among flowers wins big at Nature Photography Contest
Other winners from this year's Nature Photography Contest include a penguin photographer, a diver with a whale, and an entrapped grizzly bear.
“I will always remember that day”: freediver films intimate encounter with pod of enormous whales
The clicks of the sperm whales were so loud, she felt like she was one of the pod.
Fish Doorbell: the underwater livestream saving fish in the Netherlands
What is the Fish Doorbell and how is it helping local wildlife? Dive in for the full story...
Rare onagers return to Saudi Arabia after century-long absence
The Persian onager fills the desert niche left by its extinct relative.
Grassland restoration is delivering peace for humans and wildlife in southern Kenya
Researchers surveyed more than 1,500 households in the Chyulu Hills where 11,000 hectares of grassland have been restored.