The global arachnid trade is threatening the world's most famous spider species. And it's primarily driven by souvenir collectors.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

Distinct days and nights have helped life flourish on Earth. But many alien worlds capable of supporting life may not have such clear delineations.

More and more new species of sharks are being discovered as humanity peers deeper into the oceans.

Barnacle Bill has been with the GSPCA since her rescue nearly a year ago.

It stands metres high, takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are still unravelling the baffling lifecycle of the titan arum.

A team of biologists are diving in Alderney to document the largely unknown marine landscape.

Olympic sprinters may have won the genetic lottery, but that does not mean that the rest of us cannot learn to run faster.