NATURE

There are more bears than previously thought living in one of the most visited site in South America.

Adelaide Zoo staff who cared for Karta through her surprise pregnancy are devastated by her loss and that of her baby.

The shrinking voles are responding to the environmental change in a way ecologists didn't expect.

Many of the specimens found at the site are incredibly rare, with soft body parts preserved including bones.

Insect's head is the opposite way around in contrast to other triangular-headed insects.

John Daniel was a popular figure in the village of Uley, Gloucestershire.

Eden Hasson, 10, had no idea he was so close to a huge shark until he saw the picture.

E. set kills crypt wasp galls by eating their organs from inside and coming out through their heads.

The newly discovered species lived alongside dinosaurs at Egg Mountain in Montana, US.

There are less than 100 specimens each left of these critically endangered species.

Huge species was as big as a wolf and is thought to be the largest otter to have ever lived.

When parrotfish thrive, so do coral reefs, a model spanning the last 3,000 years has revealed.

The reports come as at least four people were killed in southern Mississippi a day earlier.

The diver was bitten a number of times by a bull shark near the Great Barrier Reef.

The extinction of ancient Australia's megafauna has been heatedly debated among scientists for years.

CCTV footage captures the elephant calf being helped to stand by his mother and another family member.

Josephine was nearly 50-years-old and suffered from a variety of health issues, zookeepers say they had no choice.

Since the 19th century, human activity has profoundly changed marine ecosystems and the role of megafauna in South America.

Comparing the brains of Tasmanian tigers and Tasmanian devils, scientists find evidence of behavioural differences.

We are likely to lose the majority of primate species to extinction in the coming decades.

Warring termites and resource competition combine to create weird circular arid grass formations in Namibia.

The scientist who made the discovery wants to raise the profile of the moth's depreciating habitat.

Colo was the first gorilla to be born at the Columbus zoo in Ohio.

Foeticide is not well understood in primates but could be widespread, researchers say.

A site in Kazakhstan appears conducive to the re-introduction of Amur tigers in Central Asia.

The green beast weighs an estimated 450kg and seems unphased by the nearby wildlife paparazzi.

Vicious lizardfish have never been found in Australia before.

Cambodian forests have been cut down to make way for rubber plantations and fields.

New York authorities defend themselves over accusations birds don't need killing.