Ants may be small, but they are quite rugged, especially in the face of extreme stressful situations like nuclear radiation.

Come along on a guided tour of the strangest animals in Cincinnati's strangest neighborhood, from fungus-eating ants to a ...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

A few months ago, I awoke to find a streak spanning the length of my kitchen wall that looked like it had been drawn there ...

Puffins are often known as the clowns of the sea due to their bright beak colouring and their acrobatic movements in the air ...

Why penguin-eating pumas live closer together in Patagonia, the reason chimps can reason, ants sacrifice individuals for the ...

Bracken Cave is home to the largest bat colony, consisting of 20 million bats. Discover why bat have lived there for more ...

Recent research indicates that female gorillas can, and often do, overpower males twice their size, especially in non-alpha ...

Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

Big cats and birds, even insects, guard their territories rather ferociously, sometimes at the risk of their own lives ...

Keepers at West Midlands Safari Park have had a busy start to 2026 as they carry out their annual animal count. The important yearly task sees keepers carefully counting every animal in their care - ...