Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator

Researchers are analyzing the fossil cranium of a sabertooth cat that lived more than 13,000 years ago.

Watch: This snot-eating lemur is the stuff of nightmares

The video cannot be unseen.

Black lynx spotted in Canada (and there's footage to prove it)

Black is in.

Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action

Research on Chernobyl frogs has shown that the ionising radiation caused by the accident triggered a process of natural selection among these...

Incredible GoPro footage shows dolphin eating venomous sea snakes

Turns out dolphins enjoy the occasional sea snake.

WATCH: Bizarre tentacled creature filmed in Pacific Ocean could be a new species

“My mind is blown right now!”

New species of crown jellyfish discovered in California

How the first cat-like sabre-tooth predator was discovered – and why it differs from modern cats

The first sabre-toothed cat-like predator was not much larger than a bobcat, but it had long teeth and a strong jaw to cut through thick skin.

African wild dogs have a feeding queue: why it makes sense

Food-sharing by animals that hunt in groups is not well understood. A new study sheds light on African wild dogs.

Trash birds: A startup in Sweden is recruiting crows to do our dirty work

This one's for the birds.

Massive breeding colony of icefish consisting of millions of nests discovered in Antarctic Sea

Researchers working in the icy waters of Antarctica's Weddell Sea discovered around 60 million icefish nests dotted over an area of ocean floor that...

New snake species discovered via Instagram photo

You just never know where a new species might turn up.

Startling video of giant tortoise's "slow-motion" bird murder is a first for science

A tortoise-paced hunt is somehow harder to watch than a high-speed attack.

28,000-year-old cave lion cub with whiskers and claws still intact found in Siberia

A 28,000-year-old cave lion complete with whiskers and claws.

We performed magic tricks on birds to see how they perceive the world

Testing whether the birds react to sleight of hand helps us understand if they see the world like we do.