'The Big Boy': New super-sized funnel web species discovered

Australia’s great outdoors can be a dangerous place, and now there’s another…

‘Alien plant’ fossil found decades ago in Utah unrelated to any living or extinct species, new study reveals

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an…

Trial Will Decide Whether Florida’s DEP Violated Endangered Species Act, Causing Manatee Deaths

A manatee at the Santa Fe River. (FWC) A federal judge has…

Scientists discover lost ‘big head’ human species in Asia: study

Researchers have uncovered new insights into a long-lost human species known for…

Scientists reveal what creature will RULE Earth should all humans die – can you guess what species could build the next civilisation?

Octopuses are the species that are most likely to take over the…

Seeing is be-leaf-ing! Man single-handedly plants 40,000 trees on derelict city-centre land and turns it into an urban forest that’s home to 45 species of bird

By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:34 EDT, 16…

Deep sea expedition uncovers 20 never-before-seen species living on a huge underwater mountain on the Nazca Ridge – including a sea toad, two flying spaghetti monsters, and a Casper octopus

They cover nearly 70 per cent of our planet’s surface. But Earth’s…

New species of ancient flying reptile discovered in Aussie outback

A collection of fossilised bones more than 100 million years old found…

Platypus born in NSW national park where species were once locally extinct

A female baby platypus has been born at New South Wales‘ Royal…

Scientists solve the case of the ‘virgin stingray’ who became pregnant despite not sharing a tank with her own species – and it WASN’T ‘shark shenanigans’ as feared

It’s the aquarium mystery that has gripped the world – just how did…