Which marvel of nature can build a 2 metre Orb Web with a silk that ranks as the World's toughest natural fibre? - The answer is the Darwin's Bark Spider and this real life "Spider Woman", no bigger than a thumbnail has baffled scientists with her web of steel.

A squirrel uses his intelligence to outwit a nut thief by pretending he's burying a nut. Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to explore the world of animal intelligence and reveal their use of tools, self-medication, culture and subterfuge.

Amazing photographs have been captured to give us a close look at the incredibly beautiful nature that surrounds. Often, we are not aware of the many elements present in our everyday life, Sometimes, we can feel and watch but not touch. Sometimes we can touch and feel but not see. This amazing video...

Native to the lakes of Mexico City, the axolotl stays in the water its whole life, swimming with a tail fin and breathing through frilly external gills. It’s nearly extinct in the wild, but survives in research labs the world over, studied for its amazing regenerative abilities. With our help, can t

A photo taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter appears to show spiders walking across the surface of Mars, but, in this case, things do not always look as they appear.

Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on December 23 in 2019, is one of the most joyous of Jewish holidays. Learn more about the traditions and history behind the Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah). The celebration lasts for eight nights and days each year around the same time ...

Numbering as few as 250 individuals, the rarest of African apes has scarcely been observed in the wild, even by those committed to studying their behavior. But now, for one of the first times ever, the Cross River gorilla's haunting beauty and incredible strength have been caught on film in the wild...

Listen to the Natural History Museum in London's human origins expert, Chris Stringer, introduce the Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story exhibition and the people who have called this land their home. The dramatic story of ancient Britain, its changing landscapes and the people that lived ...

The first case of a crocodile who made herself pregnant has been identified at a zoo in Costa Rica.
She produced a foetus that was 99.9% genetically identical to herself. The phenomenon of so-called "virgin birth" has been found in species of birds, fish and other reptiles, but never before in croc...

Watch the extraordinary moment when Sir David Attenborough and BBC filmmakers recorded monkeys lying to fellow members of their troop. Monkeys use calls to warn each other of predators - but do they ever raise false alarms so they can sneak a snack? Brilliant footage from BBC show Clever Monkeys.