Ocean and wildlife photographer Greg Lecoeur relives his unbelievable encounter in Svalbard with both polar bears and belugas ...

Here are 10 of the most effective predators in the ocean – and you might be surprised which one comes out on top ...

New stubfoots turn up regularly (the striking pink and black Nassau harlequin toad was discovered in 2006, in the forested ...

Coiled in self-defence, this armoured creature – the armadillo girdled lizard – turns its body into a formidable fortress to ...

Meet the male fiddler crab, a tiny beach brawler whose oversized claw is both his greatest weapon and his boldest love letter ...

Males deliver their sperm with a penis-like anal fin, which cannot be retracted. Well-endowed males are more likely to ...

Lauren Owens Lambert is a conservation photographer, with a focus on documenting the human aspect of conservation and climate change. She has also presented work at the UN on the importance of visual ...

The Apennines are a rugged chain of mountains stretching down the spine of Italy, with deep forests roamed by wolves and ...

After examining the fossils, scientists think the huge prehistoric predator would have measured up to eight metres in length ...

This ground-loving species flies only sparingly, except when on migration or during courtship, and does not usually wade.

Seals’ bodies are exquisitely adapted for their marine environment – one such adaptation is how they restrict the blood ...