Until recently, Iceland was the only country in the world to be free of one of the most maddening and dangerous insects: ...
“Look, don’t touch” is the motto at Alnwick’s poison garden in Northumberland, unless you’re a professional poisonous-plant ...
Which venomous snake holds the title of deadliest on each continent across the globe? From the deserts of Australia to the forests of South America, every region has its own fearsome contender. In ...
The threat posed by superbugs to travelers from countries around the globe has been revealed in a new study from The ...
Iceland just discovered something they'd never seen before, in essentially recorded history for the country. This could be a ...
Detailed in a study published on October 16 in the journal Science, biologists collaborating across multiple universities in ...
The threat of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and dengue is continuing to grow as a result of climate change. By ...
In the forests of South Africa lurks an arachnophobe’s nightmare – Nephila kowaci, the largest web-spinning spider in the world. The females of this newly discovered species have bodies that are 3-4 ...
Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus, evolved from the bird ...
A new assessment by IUCN, released during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, reveals deepening risks to natural World ...