While pop culture might make you believe that spider bites give you supernatural powers and turn you into Spider-Man, the reality of a spider bite can be redness, swelling and surgeries. Read on to ...

In a nightmarish discovery that has piqued scientific interest, a tarantula has been found infected by a "zombie" fungus that ...

Some of the latest technology could be used to help farmers tackle one of their oldest problems. Researchers at the Royal ...

In the mid-2010s, insects were hailed as the future of food — a way to sustainably feed the world’s growing human population ...

Learn how matabele ants rescue their injured comrades when they are on hunting raids, take them back to the nest, and heal their injuries.

A Hampshire town is under siege from killer Asian hornets - and is blaming this on the fact that the insects are getting a ...

Britain’s toads have begun their spring migration, putting them at even greater risk than usual. Here’s how – and why – we should look after them ...

Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England ...

Stoneman adds that regulatory barriers are an additional challenge. The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 outlaws the keeping of bison and wild boar without a licence that is difficult to obtain — two ...

A man found himself fighting a dangerous flesh-eating infection after what appeared to be an innocuous spider bite transformed his hand into something resembling "the size of a bowling ball." Chris ...

A yellow disk with rays of white—an icon of childhood drawings and a flower with healing properties. We have picnics on it, ...

The perception of natural history collections is often one of a static time-capsule, recording the animals and plants that once were. But the reality is that they are an extraordinary resource that ...