A new report has found that the Darwin Tree of Life project, which aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life in the UK and Ireland, could generate billions of pounds for the global economy. It ...

As the cave was over 100 kilometres from the coast when the pendant was made 15,000 years ago, it suggests that ancient ...

The mystery of a controversial fossil, once believed to be the oldest known octopus, has finally been resolved. First ...

How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...

The spiders commonly known as false widow spiders belong to the scientific group Steatoda. Because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus), they can ...

One of the highlight specimens in our Human Evolution gallery is the fossil skull known as Gibraltar 1. It is the first adult Neanderthal skull ever discovered. Model-maker Jez Gibson-Harris and ...

They might be small, but these ocean residents are among the mightiest fighters of the marine world. Explore the stranger side of the natural world. Investigate the weird, wonderful and downright ...

Prepare your moves to get the earth quaking, get ready to heat up the dancefloor and make meteoric waves into an unforgettable 2026. Stellar entertainment and activities will be back by popular demand ...

One specimen that Diego always enjoys checking in on is the coelacanth. This legendary fish was once believed to have gone extinct in the era of the dinosaurs, but, astonishingly, living populations ...

The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could disappear in the next century as rising sea levels threaten to submerge its habitat. It joins a number of iconic species, including the tiger, ...

Centuries after they were wiped out, the reintroduction of beavers to the UK is gathering pace. Following a government announcement allowing beavers to be released in the wild, a flurry of ...