When people think of Australia's deadliest animals, they usually picture snakes, crocodiles, or the infamous funnel-web spider. But hidden beneath rocks and leaf litter lives a far more surprising ...

The bulldog ant of Australia stands as the most venomous insect on the continent, surprisingly more lethal than various known ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...