In the depths of the ocean, near the South Sandwich Islands, a remarkable marine creature has been filmed. This is not an ...

A SNEAKY spider that becomes “virtually invisible to predators” has been discovered. The critter is described as a “master ...

This spider is found within a radius of about 93 miles from Sydney and is mainly active from November to April. For both varieties of the funnel-web spider, only the male's bite can be fatal to ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

A British man made a skin-crawling discovery when a venemous spider with a 'huge appetite', known as 'Europe's largest', arrived with his delivery of olives. The arachnid, a Spanish funnel-web ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists have discovered a “thriving ecosystem” of strange deep-sea ­creatures on a newly exposed sea floor after an iceberg broke off near the Antarctic. The area, which had never before ...

Sarah Lonsdale was inspired by a newspaper article from 1934 Evelyn Cheesman had 200 insects named after her, got trapped in a giant spider's web and accidently sent a poisoned spear to King George V.

Evelyn Cheesman had 200 insects named after her, got trapped in a giant spider's web and accidently sent a poisoned spear to King George V. But as a female scientist, Evelyn Cheesman, from ...