Scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Shark Lab at California State University, Long ...

The longest-recorded king cobra was an impressive 5.85 metres long, raising the question, what sort of animal would dare to ...

Most fish swim but some oddballs turn their fins into a makeshift suction cup to hang onto rocks. The rocksucker – a type of ...

According to the narrative, the overall victor or ‘alpha male’ then ruled the pack with an iron paw. Wolves became the poster ...

The animal kingdom is full of unique shapes and appendages – here's a closer look at trunks (and really long noses) ...

Sand piranhas keep beaches clean by feasting on dead and decaying matter and returning their nutrients to the ecosystem ...

These fierce-looking, torpedo-shaped fish can be found in warm and tropical waters all round the world. Each of the 20 or so ...

A cape cobra possesses potent venom - a neurotoxin as lethal as that of the black mamba, causing death by respiratory ...

Cassowaries are the only modern birds that have been recorded killing humans in combat in the wild. Cassowaries are large, ...

Alcatraz Island, a small, rocky outcrop about 1.5km offshore from San Francisco, is surrounded by chilly waters and fierce ...

Stretching across a dramatic 12-kilometre landscape, this vibrant and densely populated community operates with the ...

Silk is a complex protein substance. It has an inner core of fibroin – a tough, flexible, long-chain polymer – and an outer, ...