A mountaineer hailed as the greatest of all time has been stripped of two world records after a map expert alleged he missed a summit by five metres. Italian Reinhold…
Researchers in Colombia may have discovered never-before-seen species living inside a remote and untouched cave. Expert teams from Germany's Humboldt Institute and La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche found various species of…
A small pottery shard that was believed to be a rare 2,500-old find inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great turned out to be nothing more…
A pod of dolphins washed onto a beach are saved by a rescuer as he pushes them back out to sea. The extraordinary scenes - filmed on the Arabian Sea…
Primitive human ancestors were skilled hunters tracking down and killing giant elephants for food 125,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. The study of a pit containing animal remains…
New Forest pony gets to the bottom of a niggling itch with the help of a tree trunk. The footage - filmed by wildlife fan Linda Prigarska - shows one…
A South African man has died after trying to communicate with a swarm of bees that he believed represented his ancestors. Nkosentsha Njimbana, 58, was stung to death by the…
A man from northern China has told how he has spent seven years living among hundreds of wild wolves and become part of their pack. The wildlife expert - named…
A well-known solo mountaineer who specialised in free climbing without ropes or safety devices has died after he fell 100 metres to his death from the side of an icy…
Scientists have discovered a tiny ancient snail that could have used hairs sprouting out of its shell to help it find mates. The creature was found in a 99 million-year-old…