Holidaymakers have been warned against swimming in the sea after two killer whales were spotted hunting their prey off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The orcas have never been spotted…
Modern humans have their Neanderthal ancestors to thank for their tall, narrow nose shape, a new study has revealed. The study - led by researchers from the University College London…
A new study has suggested that people's closest-living relatives, chimps, can combine calls to communicate new meaning from the sequences in a similar way to when humans make sentences. Scientists…
A chilling 'satanic' altar has been found in a secret tunnel used by petrol thieves to siphon off fuel from pipelines in Mexico. Police searched the hidden tunnel in the…
Kangaroo finds out that its way of dealing with mosquito bites just is not up to scratch. This footage - shot at a zoo in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China -…
A 52-year-old mountain climbing instructor fell to his death, with other climbers reportedly witnessing him tumble off an 8,800ft cliff in Italy. Victim Fabio Racanella, from the city of Orvieto,…
An endangered polar bear who was sent to another zoo immediately after his birth has returned after spending 15 years abroad. The 15-year-old polar bear reunited with other bears at…
A terrified plane passenger was rushed to hospital in agony after being stung by a scorpion as it crawled over her on a flight in India. The Air India passenger…
These images show part of a golden necklace after it was swallowed by a baby while his parents left him briefly unsupervised. X-ray footage of the object in the baby's…
A mother bear accused of killing and disembowelling a jogger in woodlands has been cleared by a forensic study of the bite marks, say campaigners. The bear - known as…