Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated ...

Orcas were filmed hunting great white sharks and sharing their livers amongst themselves in footage captured by researchers in the Gulf of California in 2020 and 2022 ...

Scientists caution fisheries and climate change still threaten the animals. Sustained conservation efforts must continue so ...

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas ...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — Three monkeys remained on the loose Wednesday as searchers in masks, face shields and other ...

Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon as one of the most powerful hurricanes on ...

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The North Atlantic right whale population continues to grow slightly, but advocates say stronger protections are needed for ...

South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever was announced as the Natural History Museum London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 for his photograph of a hyena at an abandoned town in ...

From Moon-gazing rattlesnakes to caterpillars with bizarre headgear—this year's winning photos will surely take your breath away. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Photographer Qingrong Yang was ...

Highlighting the best wildlife photography across land and sea, see some of the winning photos from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. South African photographer Wim van den Heever ...

Synchronised Fishing, Winner, Behaviour: Birds; a ladyfish snatches its prey from a little egret’s beak; Yundang Lake, Fujian Province, China A haunting photograph of a rare hyena wandering through an ...