The karst caves of north-western Puerto Rico in the Caribbean are home to a surprisingly large array of animals. Some of these creatures are small. Cockroaches and other bugs scuttle from nook to ...

To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – including a ‘zombie’ fungus ...

At around 61km 2 San Marino, in Europe, is one of the world’s smallest countries. Entirely landlocked, it is surrounded by Italy. It does, however, have a surprising variety of habitats given its ...

Look to the floor on your next forest walk and you may spot these vivid jewels among the leaf litter, says Ben Hoare.

For comparison, the coastline of the USA’s Washington state measures 400 kilometres (250 miles). The cave is 118 metres (379 ...

The Bermuda Triangle, in the North Atlantic Ocean, has become infamous for the planes and ships that are said to have ...

And as David Attenborough narrates in footage from the BBC TV series Planet Earth filmed in Mauritania, “swarms join up with ...

The astonishing image is just one of the winners from this year’s competition, which shines a light on British wildlife ...

Even elite human sprinters take around five to seven seconds to reach their maximum running speed. Crocs, on the other hand, ...

Recently there have been fascinating discoveries about the evolution of great tit song. Researchers at a long-running research project in Wytham Woods near Oxford found that great tits of a similar ...

The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile's ancient alerce trees. Here's why that's important.

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...