Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

Giant Amazon tree Drypetes oliveri, towering 115 feet, was discovered after 40 years, with only a few surviving in Peru.

When my children were still in primary school, there was a resurgence of that mad conspiracy theory that all politicians and ...

Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam.

The great raft spider, one of Europe’s largest native spiders, has made an extraordinary comeback after being on the brink of extinction.

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In a video shared by TikTok user ramblings (@ramblings.loa), a disoriented sea lion is seen attempting to cross a busy ...

With the world's first 100% AI-generated reality show now available to watch on YouTube, The Mirror's TV Editor, Lauren ...

In a Caribbean cave where owls once spat out the bones of their prey, scientists have uncovered a nesting strategy that rewrites what we know about bees. Instead of burrowing into soil or wood, some ...

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

Once known as Henry Creel, he was a boy with strange psychic powers who appeared without warning. His ability to move objects ...

In a remote Australian river, a fisherman says he has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ever ...