Railway viaduct dating back more than 100 years is apparently illegally blown up in an environmentally sensitive area. Police are currently investigating how the mixup happened, following the demolition of…
This is the dramatic moment a railway viaduct dating back more than 100 years is blown up ahead of work to build a new one to accommodate moving mountains. Footage…
The girlfriend of a man who was disembowelled by a bear while jogging in the mountains has demanded that it be shot dead. Andrea Papi, 26, was found mauled to…
A new species of lizard with a tail longer than its entire body has been discovered in Peru. The species- named 'Proctoporus titans' - was found in the Andes mountains…
Eight wild boars which dropped dead around a legendary death stone believed to kill anyone who approaches it have puzzled social media users in Japan. The three adult boars and…
Europe’s only klipspringer antelope delicately hops and skips its way to its 26th birthday party, colourful cake and friends included. Known as ‘the goat of the rocks’ in Swahili, rock-climbing…
A man from Austria has died after being stung by a swarm of hornets that attacked him in a wooden hunting stand in the mountains. The 58-year-old hunter - identified…
Conservation plant hunters have discovered four new species of mini orchids in a Colombian nature reserve. The discoveries were made in the Cauca valley between the Andes mountains and the…
Spanish archaeologists have made an astonishing discovery of what they believe is the lower jaw of possibly the oldest hominid ever found in Europe. The amazingly well-preserved body part -…
Microscopic pieces of plastic from European cities such as London and Paris have been detected in the Austrian Alps at about 3,106 metres above sea level. Recent measurements taken at…