The world is home to many tiny creatures. Paedophryne Amauensis is the smallest vertebrate. Paedocypris fish lives in acidic ...

MAMMALS come in all sizes from the largest of all, blue whales, to the smallest like the Least shrew. Whales are entirely ...

The rapidly advancing predator is a good swimmer and has also colonized Formentera and satellite islets in the Mediterranean.

Conservationist and hedgelayer Richard Negus reveals why our ancient hedgerows, created as boundaries and for the protection ...

Few pests annoy me more than voles. They suck down seedlings overnight, leaving no evidence that a plant had stood there ...

Make sure any plant debris is removed from the bed at the end of the season, so the adult beetles have less shelter for ...

This rare and unsettling behavior was caught on camera. Find out why snakes may self-cannibalize under stress or confusion.

Shrews are mole-like mammals belonging to the Soricidae family. At a quick glance, you may confuse them for mice, but they are not rodents. They are actually more closely related to hedgehogs and ...

Alf Clausen, the composer who made 'The Simpsons' even funnier with his music for 27 years, died early Thursday. He was 84.

and shrews — the critters that carry Lyme bacteria and the Babesia parasite in their blood. Above-normal annual rainfall, which saturates the soil and adds to overall humidity in the region ...

Which U.S. animal comes to mind when you think of the strongest bite force? Read on to find out if you are right or even ...

The Springwatch presenter tells us what we can expect to see on this week’s programmes and looks back on two decades of wandering amongst wildlife ...