There are plenty of dangerous beasts out there whose teeth, claws, horns and hoofs can do some serious harm to a mere human. We’ve rounded up the deadliest of them all – from bears and crocodiles to ...

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Crocodiles aren’t the only apex predators in their world - sometimes lions enter the same territory. When these two collide, it’s a fight between ambush and raw power. Nile crocodiles can reach ...

Conservationists at Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi, Thailand released two critically-endangered Siamese crocodiles back into their natural habitat on February 18. Scientists may have just ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into attacking both the invader and the body's own cells. Colored scanning electron ...

Somewhere in Michigan, 10,000 silkworms are spinning the future of supermaterials. They labor in the thick air of a warm, humid warehouse, pulling a sticky white strand from a gland in their face and ...

The Nile crocodile can grow more than 5 metres long and weigh well over 500 kilograms. It has sharp teeth, a muscular, armoured body, and its mud-brown colour helps it blend seamlessly into its ...