Finding creature comforts in Africa, exploring the Galapagos and travelling to the ends of the earth, Simon Calder shares his ...

The 25-foot whale doesn’t seem sick or injured, but the hope is that the whale can soon find its way out to sea.

The decline and eventual abolition of slavery has been portrayed as the result of tireless activism and moral persuasion by early Quaker advocates like Benjamin Lay who considered slavery one of the ...

There are five new meerkat pups at the Oakland Zoo in California. According to the zoo, mom Sandy gave birth last month but kept them hidden in tunnels. The pups recently emerged to begin exploring.

Time spent sewn up in a whale wasn’t the only curious historical treatment for rheumatism. Elixirs of dubious origin promised ...

“No news is good news” in the tale of the sperm whale sighted in Waterford Estuary last week. There have been no sightings of ...

As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has ...

Whale watching: a flight preparing to land at Ponta Delgada in the Azores (Simon Calder ... Until half a century ago, locals ...

A large sperm whale was spotted near Arthurstown, Co Wexford on Tuesday close to the Waterford Estuary. Locals had been ...

"We could not confirm its size, but it doesn't look like a calf or juvenile. It looks more like an adult or sub-adult." ...

A rare sighting of a sperm whale was made in the Waterford Estuary. Members of the public using the estuary have advised to ...