'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean

A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand. The creature - called a supergiant - is a type of amphipod, which are normally around 2-3cm long. But these beasts, discovered in the Kermadec Trench, were more than 10 times....Read More...

Lions Had a Taste for Human Flesh

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Eyjafjallajokull volcano set to erupt again

World's First Iridescent Mammal Discovered

By Jennifer Viegas

Iridescence -- a lustrous rainbow-like play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves -- has just been detected in the fur of golden moles.

Aside from the “eye shine” of nocturnal mammals, seen when a headlight or flashlight strikes....Read More...

Jaws.. .Meet Jaws

Los Angeles 'Big One' Could Come Sooner Than Expected

Rainbow Toad Rediscovered

Diver survives tiger shark attack by fending off 12ft-beast with camera

This is the terrifying moment a daring diver looked into the jaws of one of the world's most dangerous animals. Forced to fend-off the tiger shark with just his camera the adventurer came perilously close to the wrong kind of snap. Conservationalist Russell Easton was photographing the 12ft beast....Read More...

Czech zoo sends rare Northern White rhinos to Kenya

Earthquake hits off Sumatran coast

Huge underwater landslide causes 'hair-raising' tsunami... off the coast of CORNWALL

Solar activity produces spectacular weekend of Northern Lights

This amazing image of the aurora borealis - the Northern Lights - shows how the phenomenon can light up the sky near the North Pole. And this weekend is set to be a bumper time for viewing the extraordinary apparition, thanks to unusual solar activity. This....Read More...

Mysterious eerie figure looms out of morning mist in amazing dawn photograph

Rare "Cyclops" Shark Found

Are there any reasonable explanations for spectacular sinkholes in China?

6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, shattering windows and sending frightened residents into the streets. The quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 35 miles (55km) south-west of the city of Mapastepec, near Mexico's border with Guatemala.

The tremor was felt hundreds of....Read More...

Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope's life... and play with him instead

Bolivia, Costa Rica hit by strong earthquakes

Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera

Couple stunned as 10ft-long shark surfaces off Devon coast

A couple taking a stroll along a British beach were stunned when a giant shark surfaced just off shore and started to slowly swim alongside them. Steven Gale and Julie Wright were out taking an early-morning walk on Exmouth beach, in Devon, when they spotted what they initially thought....Read More...

At least two killed in Indonesia earthquake

Strong 6.2 earthquake rattles Vanuatu

Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude strikes Papua New Guinea

Rare Caterpillar-like Horizontal Earthquake Discovered

By Crystal Gammon

Imagine that, as you sit at your desk or in your living room reading this story, your entire city suddenly snaps a foot to the south. That's what happened to the city of Kohat, Pakistan, in 1992. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake moved a 30-square-mile (80-square-kilometer) swath of....Read More...

Close encounter of the cloudy kind

Australian Floods

6.9 magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan

Anvil Cloud Lightning Sparks UFO Debate (Video)

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An extreme weather video posted to YouTube produces awe at the power of nature, but is also igniting an old debate: do UFOs hide in clouds?

It's a natural conclusion, one that even the ancients drew. Lightning from the clouds was often construed as anger from the Gods. But in the modern world, especially....Read More...

Sicily looks on as Mount Etna erupts

Giant squid invade California

Rare Gorillas Spied Feasting on Figs

Italy's Mt Etna Erupts

Europe's highest active volcano has erupted, spewing a column of hot ash high into the sky. The 3,295m (10,810ft) peak on the Mediterranean island of Sicily regularly awakens to blast out lava and ash.Eruptions sometimes last for days at a time and can force the closure of Catania airport.Read More...

And you thought you'd had a bad day!

Crocodile in the Channel!

Volcano-chaser braves some of Earth's most dangerous situations to capture amazing photos of violent eruptions

Is this the best aurora picture ever taken?

This stunning picture could well be the best ever taken of an aurora. It was snapped by German photographer Sebastian Voltmer and provides a truly dazzling atmospheric sight. A professional astronomer writing for Nasa’s picture of the day site – APOD – said: ‘The wide angle image, horizontally compressed, captured an unexpected auroral display that stretched....Read More...

Giant fungus discovered in China

'Two types of killer whale' swim in UK waters

Southern Russia overwhelmed with purple snow