Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. The fact that the items were so used…
These images show an endangered snow leopard that took up residence in a sheep pen before the authorities eventually 'evicted' it. They handed it over to an animal wildlife organisation…
Parents of this two-year-old boy are struggling to come to terms with the fact that he has died after being bitten on the neck by a mystery animal that the…
A miracle baby shark born despite the fact that they had not been a male shark in the tank for more than a decade could possibly be the first confirmed…
A toddler has died crushed by a tree at a playground in Germany despite the fact her mother tried to use her body to save her child. The two-year-old girl…
Red-faced Japanese zoo officials have had to admit not for the first time that a tiny panda cub they thought was male is in fact actually female. The announcement was…
An image of a "winged tarantula" that went viral on social media has been exposed as a real insect – but in fact a type of moth and not a…
This Facebook post shared thousands of times shows a caregiver bravely confronting protesters who want Arizona reopened to underline the fact that they do not realise what tragedy this could…
A young Chinese woman from Wuhan - which is the centre of the coronavirus outbreak - has caused outrage after boasting online about how she was enjoying her time in…