For years, only humans were thought to have this key cognitive skill of attributing “false belief,” which is believed to underlie deception, empathy, teaching, and…
Last week, Conservation International scientists and researchers from the University of Hawaii embarked on a journey to dive the Cook and Lo’ihi seamounts off the…
For decades the New Caledonian crow has taken the crown of top corvid tool-user. Now experiments on the rare Hawaiian crow, or Alala, suggest that…
Wam Wamland shot the footage during a sea trip in New Caledonia in the South Pacific, he writes; Whales have offered a water ballet far…
New research shows that dogs do not only listen to people’s voices but also understands the words we are saying. Want to know more? Then,…
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied…
Throughout their youth, sunflowers track the sun from east to west and turn back east overnight to await the sun. But what do they get…
Kakapo Ranger Errol Nye gives a true insight into life with a fine feathered celebrity. A unique bond and special friendship has developed from an…
Dusky dolphins probably use acrobatic leaps as a form of communication. The BBC Nature show New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands is narrated by Sam Neill…
Filmed by youtube user "Carnivorous Corner", this is an amazing timelapse of a Sundew plant. Out of the 3 types of plants that I have…
The spectacular sight of mountain goats defying gravity on a vertical dam wall in Italy, and all because they are have a craving for some…
This week the beautiful Meg answers your burning questions, with the help of Kevin of course! They cover everything from the colour of a lion's…
Our planet is covered in water, but strangely enough, we still don’t know so much about it! What’s hiding deep within the Earth’s oceans? …
An underwater microscope is letting scientists bring their lab into the ocean. The new technology is revealing previously unseen behaviors from the tiny polyps that…
Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult. There are several aquariums around the world, including one in…
Happy Cephalopod Week! When you think of an ammonite, you probably think of a spiral-shelled sea creature. But in fact, this was just one of…
Hear photographer Ronan Donovan describe the challenge of photographing one of Yellowstone National Park's most elusive and iconic species: wolves. https://youtu.be/6AynjXLI9PE
Male side-blotched lizards have more than one way to get the girl. Orange males are bullies. Yellows are sneaks. Blues team up with a buddy…
The world's most venomous snail 'net' feeding on sleeping fish Filmed on RED DRAGON by Richard Fitzpatrick ACS Australia is well known for its dangerous…
David Attenborough introduces the perplexing world of glowing fungi and asks, is fungal bioluminescence just a biochemical accident or is there a more important function…