NATURE

Matthew classed as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Bees rewarded with sweet water experience a more positive state.

Dogs have specific genes that make them more willing to engage in contact with humans.

Striking pictures show devastating impact of climate change on reef systems around the Japanese islands.

Polar bears are a protected species and shooting them is allowed only for self-defence and as a last resort.

Students kidnapped endangered African penguin Buddy and released it in the ocean.

Pangolins are often referred to as the most trafficked animal in the world.

There will be a bounty on pots and lines lost by crabbers which cause whales to drown or slowly starve to death.

The 'rare, local phenomenon' has been observed in Botswana.

Altered rainfall and warm temperatures are degrading the quality of coffee and cutting down production.

The 1m long snake is thought to be the second most poisonous land snake in the world.

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Asian hornets been sighted in Gloucestershire after years of warnings of an invasion from France.

Though the sex has not been verified, keepers think the two newbies are female.

Scientists have identified a unique protein in tardigrades that could protect humans against DNA damage.

Lumpini Park is home to about 400 huge monitor lizards.

Army of volunteers transport animals to trucks for trip to deeper waters at another shore.

IBTimes UK presents a small selection of the nearly 3,000 photos entered into this year's competition.

Extensive and unsustainable fishing is putting larger animals more at risk.

SeaWorld says it will use its orcas only in 'educational encounters'.

Bird is one of the few capable of using tools in a particularly sophisticated way.

There's some truth to the 'giant horny house spider' headlines, but don't be scared.

Lothario Diego is thought to have fathered 40% of tortoises in his species in the past 50 years.

The storm is expected to pass through the southern part of Taiwan on 14 and 15 September.

High-magnitude earthquakes more frequent at times of increased amplitude of tidal stress.

Scientist believes individual pulses are words that are used to make up sentences.

In a milestone study, researchers sought to find out exactly how shark teeth help the animal to kill.

Bats found to coordinate head and ear movements with echolocation to hone in on prey more effectively.

Vivaron haydeni lived in what is now the US state of New Mexico during the Triassic Period.