A photograph by a naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal unintentionally gulped it.

The population of UK spiders is set to double this month - as the height of mating season means males will seek out females, ...

Florida is home to some of the most fascinating creatures found in North America, from manatees to roseate spoonbills. Still, ...

Kim the regal jumping spider has been trained to jump on demand Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand. The diminutive arachnid, which they nicknamed Kim, can leap six times her body ...

The study, conducted by researchers at *The University of Manchester, is the most advanced of its kind to date and first to use 3D CT scanning and high-speed, high-resolution cameras to record, ...

See the 22 spiders that are commonly found in homes across the UK and when you might start to see more of them.

UK spiders often take residence in our homes but tend to stay out of sight (and mind). Here's a list of the British spiders ...

A small spider with white and black markings and a characteristic jerky ‘start and stop’ movement. Usually found hunting on external walls and surfaces but frequently venturing indoors through open ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

In the rare event of symptoms more acute than these, medical advice should be taken. If you pick up a spider, as with any living creature, you should remember that it is delicate and handle it with ...

The eyes are windows into the mind, and this research into what jumping spiders look at and why required a clever device that performs eye tracking, but for jumping spiders. The eyesight of these ...

Marvel reveals its full slate of January 2024 comics and covers featuring the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and more ...