Elise Poore

From bloodsucking fly mites to fish being swallowed whole, photographers get up close and personal with an array of animals in this year's shortlisted entries for the Close-up Photographer of the Year 2024.

Collected from some of the best-known photography competitions around the world, here are the most captivating nature photos of 2024.

Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the animals on tiny treadmills.

The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder around 2,000 years ago. But is it true?

Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens.

New DNA findings shed light on Tsavo's infamous man-eating lions

An image of a biofluorescent frog perched on a bioluminescent mushroom is the People's Choice winner for the Beaker Street Science Photography Competition 2024.

Detailed 3D images of the first tardigrade fossils ever discovered help scientists predict when tardigrades evolved their near-indestructibility — a trait that might have helped them survive multiple mass extinctions.

Drone captures footage of a humpback whale missing its tail fluke — an injury suspected to be from long-term entanglement in fishing gear.

Surprising new research has revealed why the world’s longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species’ future.