Rising number of hikers have escaped close shaves with the UK’s only venomous snake in the last few days. An increase in sightings of the Common European viper, also known as an Adder snake, has ...

Brits are being warned to think twice before picking wildflowers this spring and summer - or risk being fined £5,000 ...

While “non-toxic” can be a rather amorphous term in beauty, the quest for a non-toxic sunscreen generally starts with one ...

Of the 44 species of snake that are native to Florida, six are venomous. Here's a guide to identifying them and the harmless ...

On an island of southeastern Indonesia, scientists dug a hole in the forest and installed a wildlife trap. A while later, ...

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, ...

A perentie lizard in Dallas, an African penguin in Boston and an Oberhasli goat in Chicago are just a few recent examples of ...

Most house lizards are shy, non-aggressive creatures that only bite in self-defence. In India, species like the Bengal ...

Some beetles, such as whirligig beetles, can also move across the surface of water, using their specialised legs and body shape to maintain their position.

Stephanie Armour was formerly a senior special writer for health policy at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered such topics as the Covid-19 pandemic, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and ...

The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory birds arrive from afar and butterflies stretch ...

Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.