The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Life as an animal most times relies more on speed than anything else. To kill their prey or flee from predators, the fastest animals on the earth have developed brilliant speed to assist them through ...

When you think of fast animals, the cheetah usually takes the spotlight—but it’s far from the only speedster in the animal kingdom. Countless creatures on land, in the air, and in the water can reach ...

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animal on earth. They have been clocked at over 200 miles per hour as they descend upon their target. Peter Arnold, Inc. / Alamy I’m standing a thousand feet above ...

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

So, imagine the surprise of the researchers who recently discovered that Dracula ants might be the fastest animals on earth. null The Dracula ant is not much of a traveler. Located mostly in the ...

Veteran driver Felipe Massa has been getting fans in a flap ahead of his Formula E debut. Ahead of his first appearance in the all-electric race series, the 37-year-old was tested against the fastest ...