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An expedition team were filming in a remote kelp forest in Patagonia when this happened
The divers came face to face with some “curious” creatures in the underwater forest.
Muscles and guts of prehistoric animal found “preserved in unimaginable detail” in South African mountains
The fossilised remains, unearthed 25 years ago from farmland in the Cederberg Mountains, have only recently been described.
Snake found in Ireland for first time ever as fisherman stumbles upon strange whistling serpent on small island
The discovery is particularly surprising as, until now, Ireland was thought to be entirely free of snakes.
Scientists film dramatic videos of ambush predators hiding behind sharks to hunt
The extraordinary hunting behaviour was recorded around a small, rocky island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Explorers stumble across whale carcass at bottom of ocean – what they find feasting on it fills them with awe
Despite its long, drifting journey into the deep ocean, the marine scientists discover that the dead whale still has life to give.
Why scientists just bred these baby red fish with 'hands' in Tasmania
Researchers hope these adorable babies can bring this rare species back from the edge of extinction.
Bewitching glass octopus rarely seen alive filmed near remote Pacific islands
Deep-sea researchers saw the translucent octopus at a seamount 651m below the surface.
Deep-sea scientists just saw something huge at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
The elusive animal was filmed swimming over the seafloor near the Phoenix Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Mysterious tusked animal caught on trail cam in Vietnam forest after decades-long search
The rare creature was seen wandering through Cao Bang province in the north-east of the country.
A deep, resonant call is rising through the reedbeds of Britain
During spring, Britain's loudest bird booms out its mating call – and following a record-breaking year in 2024, it's a sound conservations hope will continue to grow.
Ancient creatures found encased in amber in remote forests of Myanmar – and they’ve been hiding a deadly secret
The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered in the isolated Hukawng Valley in the north of the country.
Bizarre new dinosaur with giant claws unearthed in Mongolian desert
The fossilised remains of the ‘two-claw’ animal reveal surprising diversity in an already strange group of dinosaurs.
When a divemaster in Mauritius saw a shark approaching, an even bigger animal appeared
The incredible underwater footage reveals just how majestic these two ocean creatures are.
US State of the Birds: 2025 report reveals steep and widespread declines
The new report shows that North American bird populations have plummeted by 30 per cent since the 1970s.
Crucial and heartwarming: see world’s first-ever wild jaguar translocation in Argentina
The ground-breaking release is part of a wider effort to restore wildlife across Argentina’s threatened Gran Chaco region.
Here's why 15 giant birds were just released into Patagonia National Park
It's all part of the first international rewilding project to help save Darwin’s rheas in South America.
DNA reveals extraordinary way ancient iguanas made epic 5,000-mile journey to Tonga and Fiji
Millions of years ago, iguanas hitched a ride across the Pacific Ocean to colonise new land – they are the only land-based species known to have made this monumental journey.
Divers in Bali thought this huge shape was a whale shark, but it wasn't
In an extremely rare encounter, a great white shark joined a group of scuba divers in Indonesia.
“A rare look" – scientists put a camera inside a shark egg and were spellbound by what they saw
Watch tiny shark embryos grow inside their eggs before they’re ready to be released into the wild.
"Invisible armour and giant eyes": see the deep-sea dweller with its own invisibility cloak
Open water animals in the deep sea are dangerously exposed to predators but this one swims through the ocean totally unseen thanks to some special attributes.
Bigmouth buffalo: the perplexing existence of Minnesota's 'age-defying' fish just got even stranger
It can live for more than a century and its cells show little sign of aging with the passing of time. Now a new study has discovered something else unusual about this curious fish...
Dazzling images celebrate the magic of nature as Earth Hour draws near
As many of the world's most iconic landmarks prepare to switch off their lights for Earth Hour later tonight, we look at some of the planet's most spectacular and luminous animals.
With three fangs able to deliver lethal venom - instead of the usual two - this is probably the deadliest death adder ever
A death adder in an Australian wildlife park possesses an even deadlier bite – as it has three fangs instead of two.
When a colossal iceberg broke free from Antarctica, scientists found something staggering beneath it
With the help of a remotely operated vehicle, the researchers discovered a breathtaking world hidden under the ice for centuries.