NATURE

Scientists studied the fossilised bones of a shark that lived during the Devonian period to find that humans' ancient ancestor was also related to sharks.

Ice quakes occur when rapid drops in temperature make water in the ground to freeze, causing the rock or soil to crack.

The Mariana snailfish has been documented at depths of more than 8,000 metres below the ocean surface.

Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park has welcomed a polar bear cub, announced just a day after a cub in Tierpark Berlin was found dead. Cubs have a high mortality rate in captivity.

Flach's new book, Endangered, features over 180 images of remarkable animals such as the mandrill and the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.

Recent cold snap is set to become deteriorate as a freezing meteorological "bomb cyclone" is predicted to affect East Coast.

The calf is being looked after by forest officials who are attempting to find its mother and reunite the two.

A great white shark, named Miss Costa, was spotted swimming off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday (1 January).

Temperatures at Calgary Zoo plummeted to an average of -28 degrees Celsius during the recent cold snap.

Invasion of black and brown rats to Duncan Island pushed the Galápagos tortoise to the brink of extinction.

"All the indicators are that we could be looking at a chocolate deficit of 100,000 tonnes a year in the next few years," researcher Doug Hawkins said.

Wildlife rescuers scrambled after being called in to remove dozens of eggs discovered in a sandpit at a school in New South Wales.

Thirteen monkeys have died in a fire at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire. The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, 2 January.

Kathryn Curzon, co-founder of the marine conservation organisation Friends for Sharks, tells IBTimes UK how to deal with a fear of shark attacks.

According to Unesco, World Heritage coral reefs could become extinct by 2,100 if CO2 emissions are not controlled.

Researchers have found that performance gaps between male and female students increased or decreased based on the emphasis that teachers laid on the value of examinations.

We as humans can be compared to oysters when it comes to intelligence with intelligent life, says researcher.

The Jiangxi province is known for its prehistoric fossils and has been described as the 'hometown of dinosaurs'.

Scientists reportedly plunged a 10Km-long acoustic probe into the ocean, which is reportedly capable of recording sounds 9.3Kms away.

No great white sharks are currently kept in captivity anywhere in the world - and the longest they have ever survived was just over six months at Monterey Bay Aquarium in the US.

Plants are at risk from a "game changing" disease threatening to cut a deadly swathe through British gardens.

David Scheel and Nathan Hollenbeck from Alaska Pacific University used shrimp fishing pots as a snare to catch these octopuses.

Massive ocean whirlpools spanning hundreds of kilometres are common, but now scientists have observed these massive whirpools pairing up.

A new study reveals that an estimated 2,250 adult great white sharks are roaming off the western coast of Australia, prompting calls for aggressive measures to protect swimmers.

The first member of the hybrid species was likely born around 180,000 years ago. It was first spotted in Brazil in 1957.

The abused animal was rescued from an illegal farm where it was kept captive for its bile was harvested for use in traditional Chinese medicine.

Ice is melting, animals are starving and humans are sicker. However, solar power is cheaper now and electric cars are getting better. Here's a brief review of climate change in 2017.

The video was created as part of an effort to understand the endurance of these young creatures.

The iceberg, dubbed A-68, is 5,800 square km in area, roughly four times the size of London.