Some doubted the species ever existed at all. But the Endangered Wildlife Trust says two of its researchers have found and photographed specimens of the Blyde Rondavel flat gecko.

HEADING back along the dusty track towards our cottage, we gaze at the darkening sky, so clear it’s littered with twinkling stars.  Suddenly, a rustle in the bushes ahead makes us stop ...

From deep-sea sponges to ancient tortoises, the longest-living animals can survive for centuries, even pausing aging.

Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have ...