Nature

From the tiniest single-celled organisms to the giants that roam the Earth, the animal kingdom is one that fascinates us all. Every day we learn more about the creatures we share the planet with, all 1.5 million-plus of them, and that's just the ones we have discovered so far. Whether we keep them as pets, eat them for food or study them for science, our relationship with animals is complex, but is part of the very nature of what makes us human.
Smiling dog sitting on woman's lap.

Does my dog love really love me? Here’s how to know for sure

Sure, they wag their tails to greet us and are happy to snuggle up and watch TV in the evening, but are our beloved pooches actually experiencing the same love for us as we feel for them?
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A great white shark

There's no such thing as a shark, suggest scientists

Analysis of shark DNA has thrown a wrench into our understanding of these sharp-toothed predators
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A fox standing in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

5 seriously strange ways wildlife is changing inside Chernobyl

Almost 40 years since the explosion, the ecosystem around Chernobyl is unlike anywhere else
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Cute dog on yellow background looking at camera.

Here are the secret ways your dog is communicating with you

Your dog is trying to tell you something – you’re just missing the signs
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Thunder shooting down from the sky

What is Hector the Convector?

A unique storm that is punctual with its time, Hector the Convector is one of life's weird occurrences.
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The five life stages of a woman, from baby to elder

Just one day in your life could soon reveal how long you’ll live

After building a Truman Show experiment, scientists were able to predict the lifespans of their 81 subjects
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Closeup of dinosaur eye.

This terrifying new dinosaur could rewrite the origins of T. rex

The emergence of the world’s most iconic predator remains a scientific mystery. This latest discovery offers a critical clue
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An orca jumping out of the water.

Scientists spot signs of cannibal killer whales in Russian waters

Two severed fins bearing the tooth marks of other killer whales have raised a troubling question: are some orcas hunting their own kind?
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A bird-like dinosaur.

Scientists have found a dinosaur ‘Rosetta Stone’ hidden for 90 million years

A near-complete fossil from Patagonia has finally cracked open the mysterious evolutionary story of one of prehistory's strangest dinosaur groups
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An overhead view of melting ice in Greenland

Something very strange is happening under Greenland’s ice

A scientist described the phenomenon as “like a pot of boiling pasta”
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An aardvark in the wild

How aardvarks are built to eat 50,000 ants a night

Late-night munchies taking on a completely new meaning
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A group of skeleton panda sea squirts gathered together

These underwater ‘panda skeletons’ are seriously puzzling experts

A truly unusual find discovered in Japanese coral reefs, these strange creatures were granted their own species
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Dolphin jumping out of the sea

Do any animals use other animals for sport?

Who needs a ball when you have a pufferfish to hand?
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Spinosaurus mirabilis sp. nov. stands along river’s edge over its prey some 95 million years ago.

An ‘astonishingly’ large new dinosaur species has been discovered in the Sahara

This school-bus-sized predator was so unusual that scientists didn't recognise it at first
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Aerial view of Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker CCGS Terry Fox pushing through dense sea ice near arctic community of Pond Inlet.

Scientists spent a decade recording the Arctic Ocean. What they heard raises some unsettling questions

The Arctic used to be one of the quietest places on Earth. But all that’s changing, putting animals at risk
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The world's tiniest (and cutest) deer needs your attention, say experts

It’s barely bigger than a house cat
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Photograph of a wave taken underwater.

The 7 biggest ocean mysteries scientists can't explain

Weird noises, mysterious constructions and strange disappearances have left scientists scratching their heads. Here are seven phenomena we still can’t explain.
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Green Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra) found in Northern California.

Climate change is making frogs 'sexier', scientists say

Things are heating up at the water’s edge – in more ways than one
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Photo of the male and female Asian sheephead wrasse

How can animals switch sex?

About one in 50 fish species can change from male to female – or back again
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Illustration of an ant wearing a crown holding a slice of birthday cake covered in candles above itself

What's the longest-living insect?

What is the longest-lived insect in the world? Think decades, not years, and you'll have your surprising answer!
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Brown cow holding a stick in her mouth.

A cow has been filmed using tools for the first time ever, stunning scientists

Veronika, a cow from Austria, taught herself to use a broom – and we have the footage to prove it
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mosquito.

Mosquitoes are becoming thirstier for human blood, study suggests

Habitat loss may be pushing mosquitoes towards human hosts with deadly consequences
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A young tricolour border collie outdoors

Your dog might be eavesdropping on your conversations – and learning words from them

Certain dogs can learn words like human toddlers, by listening to family members’ conversations
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Northern lights over a forest line.

25 of the most mind-blowing aurora photos ever taken

Heightened solar activity meant 2025 was one of the best years to see the northern lights and capture them on camera
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