Almost 20 years ago, An Inconvenient Truth highlighted the risks of climate change. Two decades on, these truths are even ...

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, sluggish, they also don’t tend to please the average gardener. They eat ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

Blood vessels would reduce the transparency of the cornea and negatively affect the quality of our vision. Therefore, it ...

From venomous sprays to lethal toxins , these animals can seriously injure—or even kill – without ever laying a claw, tooth ...

The colour Purple is most famously associated with royalty. Learn the science behind Tyrian Purple, why this dye was more ...

While not harmful to humans, the moon snail is a predator that uses slow and methodical processes to consume clams and other snails.

Each purple storm snail that washes ashore carries a story of remarkable survival at the ocean’s surface, Jace Tunnell writes ...

In this episode, I take you deep into Tokyo’s legendary fish markets to uncover one of the most bizarre sea creatures I’ve ever encountered—a giant sea snail that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie.

The Dead Sea is among the most illustrious natural features in the Middle East. Dead Sea, which is also known as Yam HaMelach in Hebrew (Yam meaning sea and Melach meaning salt). It is the largest ...

HRI's “Beachcombing” weekly series offers an opportunity to see strange, fascinating objects and species on the beach, but it also offers a window into the Gulf of Mexico.