The catfish patrolling the cooling pond of the Chernobyl power plant are certainly impressive – but despite the hyped-up headlines, radiation is not the reason for their oversized stature.

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 ...

Imagine a bizarre-looking fly parasite takes up residence on your face – and never leaves. That's what life is like for these long-winged bats.

Go exploring along certain rock faces in South America, and you might come across strange, smooth-walled tunnels cutting through the earth. There are hundreds of them in certain regions of Brazil ...

Two viral cage dives, two stuck sharks, a lot of confusion. Here’s a breakdown of what really happened.

Science communicator Preeti Desai happened upon this strange fanged fish during a recent outing at a beach in Texas City.

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 ...

Divers exploring waters off the coast of Honduras came across a nurse shark with incredible, speckled skin caused by a genetic condition.

Once upon a time, the biggest, meanest, scariest predator in the ocean was an armoured monster named Dunkleosteus.

Nile crocodiles are tough animals capable of withstanding some abuse, but for one croc in Zambia's Kafue National Park an onslaught by 13 lions proved too much.

It's pretty clear to see who's the boss in this rarely seen interaction between a bull shark and a group of hippos!

From towering behemoths to supersized horns, we’re taking a closer look at a few awesome prehistoric members of the rhino family.