The fourth of five ocean zones – the abyssopelagic zone or the abyss – stretches from 4,000 to 6,000 metres deep ...

At the bottom of a vast limestone chasm in southern China, a self-contained forest has taken root in near-permanent shadow, ...

Tightening around this male’s neck, the wire would have caused serious damage and risked infection, had it not been removed.” ...

What unites animals, plants, fungi, and protists in the same domain is the fact that they’re all composed of eukaryotic cells ...

A vast, tangled delta of mangrove forests straddling India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is a hauntingly beautiful yet ...

Sea otters eat 25% of their body weight in food every day. Their diet includes sea urchins, crabs, mussels, and clams . They ...

A massive inner toe on their clawed feet can be 125mm (5in) long and razor-sharp. They will use this claw to rip open the ...

In dramatic footage captured for the BBC’s Planet Earth, seals must risk an encounter with hungry great white sharks ...

An extraordinary eerie cry echoes across small Scottish lochs each spring. Sometimes answered by another mysterious voice and ...

Two individual jumping spiders ventured beyond Earth in 2012, when they were taken on board the International Space Station.

Capturing wildlife on film isn’t without risk, but filming crews are kept safe by numerous safety measures and equipment.