When a new video of catfish patrolling the cooling pond of the Chernobyl power plant surfaced online earlier this month, it didn't take long for the usual cries of "monster fish!" to follow. Yes, the ...

When entomologist and renowned photographer Piotr Naskrecki posted images of long-winged bats plagued by facehuggers, he caused a bit of a stir. At first glance, the strange creatures look like ...

Native to the lush jungles of the Amazon, this crazy creature was caught on film by scientist and wildlife photographer Andreas Kay. Aptly known as the "snake mimic caterpillar", what you're looking ...

Last week, we posted in detail about the rule violations that led to a shark-diving accident off Mexico's Guadalupe Island. Shortly afterwards, a second accident (featured in a YouTube video) went ...

Editor's note: While they help to convey an important message, the images and video in this post may be disturbing to some readers. Back in August, we watched as marine biologist Dr Nathan Robinson ...

Science communicator Preeti Desai happened upon the decaying fish during a recent outing at a beach in Texas City. Viewing the serpentine silhouette from afar, she initially mistook the creature for a ...

Long before enormous sharks like the great white, long before even the giant marine reptiles of the Age of Dinosaurs, in a world where animal life had only just begun to leave the seas, the biggest, ...

Is it true that crocodiles don't age? That if they were left alone by hunters, disease and natural disasters, they would never die? An article published recently by Vice would have you believe so, but ...

Almost everything about the goblin shark reflects the harshness of the dark underworld it calls home. With nutrients so hard to come by in the deep sea, energy savings have meant cutbacks in the ...

The animal kingdom is rife with imitation and trickery, but it's a rare bird indeed that can hide its true sex and profit from its deception. Such is the occupation of the male faeder, an uncommon ...

It's all about trees in our South African home base this week as the country celebrates Arbor Week. To mark the occasion, we're dedicating this Top 10 to our favourite trees from across the African ...

A tentacled and elusive inhabitant of the deep sea has made a rare (and ill-fated) appearance off South Africa's western coast. Footage of the "giant squid" has been doing the rounds this week – but ...