Research has shown that petting a furry friend reduces stress and provides much-needed emotional support, which we often struggle to find in others.

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big ...

The animal kingdom has a brilliant way of surprising us, often in ways that seem too strange to be true. From creatures with unbelievable abilities to behaviours that defy logic, nature is full of odd ...

Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorable-looking animal that we never even knew existed. It's almost like unlocking a secret level in a video game... The reality is ...

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the ...

Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said. Researchers diving almost 10,000 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean found tube worms ...