NATURE

Trilobites and shellfish were among the first to evolve a hard skeleton.

Martha Henriques Mar 29, 2017

The elephants became stuck in a mud hole inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.

Léa Surugue Mar 28, 2017

The category 4 storm has already crossed Whitsunday Islands, Proserpine, Bowen, Mackay and Hayman Islands.

Ananya Roy Mar 28, 2017

Former colliery sites have become increasingly important places for wildlife.

Fiona Keating Mar 28, 2017

Feeding habits are more closely linked to brain size than social behaviours.

Léa Surugue Mar 27, 2017

Scientists plan to do research in the Cape York Peninsula after 'sightings' of the extinct carnivore were reported.

Léa Surugue Mar 27, 2017

The storm is expected to turn into a category 4 cyclone as it hits Queensland towns on 28 March.

Ananya Roy Mar 27, 2017

About 60 high schools students were on a mountaineering trip when the avalanche struck in Tochigi prefecture.

Ananya Roy Mar 27, 2017

An amazing array of geckoes evolved in the deserts of Australia after the mass extinction.

Martha Henriques Mar 24, 2017

The "Flight of the Lights" took off for the Antarctic Circle with 130 passengers on board.

Ananya Roy Mar 24, 2017

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake saw 12 faults rupturing up to 15km apart.

Hannah Osborne Mar 23, 2017

Whenever crocodiles and humans overlap, there will be a risk of attack – but culling is not the answer.

Adam Britton Mar 23, 2017

It is unclear yet what impact the deaths will have on monkeys' social organisations in the forest.

Léa Surugue Mar 23, 2017

Another look at the evolutionary history of dinosaurs resolves a long-standing puzzle about birds' earliest ancestors.

Martha Henriques Mar 23, 2017

Tool use appears to be a predisposed skill sea otters have gained over time.

Hannah Osborne Mar 22, 2017

The exceptionally preserved creature was named in honour of David Attenborough.

Martha Henriques Mar 22, 2017

The female died after a second round of surgery to remove the coins which gave her intestinal problems.

Callum Paton Mar 21, 2017

"This is how nightmares and chicken nuggets are born," one Twitter user wrote.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 21, 2017

Kea parrots produce a 'play call' which leads other parrots to become playful.

Léa Surugue Mar 20, 2017

Males of an ancient species of damselfly had very fancy legs, which they used to impress females.

Martha Henriques Mar 20, 2017

Devastating decline in apian populations across the world is result of three factors, Prof Dave Goulson of Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Sussex University tells IBTimes UK.

Martha Henriques Mar 20, 2017

Lee De Paauw managed to punch the crocodile away and got away with arm injuries.

Mark Piggott Mar 19, 2017

Lake Elsinore, Diamond Valley Lake and Chino Hills State Park have all experienced a sudden explosion of wildflowers after dry weather gave way to heavy rain.

Alex Wheeler Mar 17, 2017

The chemical origins of fluorescence are molecules known as hyloins.

Léa Surugue Mar 17, 2017

Land donated by Kristine McDivitt Tompkins will form part of a network of 17 national parks

William Watkinson Mar 16, 2017

A female was spotted grooming the body of her adopted son, who had died from a lung infection.

Martha Henriques Mar 16, 2017

Ho Van Lang was taken into the jungle by his father at the height of the Vietnam War and lived there until 2013.

Hannah Osborne Mar 16, 2017

It may be possible to maintain polar bear harvest in the Arctic without causing more harm to polar bears.

Léa Surugue Mar 16, 2017

A tourist stumbled across the scene in Kenya.

Lydia Smith Mar 16, 2017