A virus originally found in animals, mpox -- which causes the disease of the same name -- is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic ...

Animals at West Midlands Safari Park have been helping spread the love this Valentine’s Day, having been gifted some custom-made Love ...

Mosquitos are the bane of summer. Here's where they're the worst, how you can prevent them, and how to avoid the dreaded, itchy bites.

If what feels like the longest, coldest winter has you daydreaming about hot sun, arid plains and majestic beasts, a week or ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...

South Africa has submitted more than 50 species to the Red List of threatened species every year for the past three years from the Richtersveld region alone due to expanding diamond mining, ongoing ...

Three vegan restaurants are participating in this year's event, as more Black-owned vegan and vegan-friendly eateries pop up ...

Scientists have confirmed a great white shark found dead on a beach in western Victoria in 2023 was killed by orcas for its ...

Charity workers were left "shocked" after finding a python abandoned outside a block of flats. The metre-long (3ft) snake was ...

Malcolm X (Malik Shabazz) was grounded in African American folklore. He was fond of animal metaphors. His most famous analogy was the fox and wolf. Malik saw the fox as ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.