Despite being invertebrates, these creatures are a diverse subphylum of the Chordata, a phylum that includes vertebrates like us.
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Officials in Pune's Junnar forest division have embarked on the construction of 80 new waterholes covering the areas of Junnar, Ambegaon, Shirur and Khed.

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Leaf-cutter ants have been farming for far longer than us humans. However, they aren't cultivating crops, but fungus.

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These animals contain a whopping 600,000 to 1,000,000 hair follicles per square inch!​

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The weird & peculiar star-nosed mole builds tunnels underground feeds on worms and insects. However, when it rains, the mole has to abandon its underground palace while still wading back into the water to hunt for food.

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Found in the waters off south and east Australia, their unique appearance is designed to serve as the perfect camouflage amidst seaweed.​

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The black hole, dubbed BH3, was discovered amidst data gathered by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission. It is the second-nearest black hole to be discovered, 2000 light-years from Earth.​

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'Travelling - it leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller' - Ibn Battuta​

Join Sony BBC Earth on a journey across the planet with Joanna Lumley and witness stories from around the world.​

Watch as we experience different people, cultures, food and unplanned

Male seahorses are equipped with a pouch on their stomach in which they can carry up to 2000 babies at a time. Depending on the species, seahorse pregnancies can last from 10 to 25 days.​

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English doctor Edward Jenner had heard that dairymaids who'd suffered from cowpox were naturally protected against smallpox. Using fresh cowpox lesions from the hands of a dairymaid named Sarah Nelms, Jenner inoculated an 8-year-old boy named James Phillips on 14th May 1796. This

Hint: These remarkable creatures can be found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, and often develop codependent relationships with Goby fish.​

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In addition to their exceptional sense of smell, Great Whites also possess over 300 teeth which are continuously replaced to make up for wear and tear. All of this truly makes them one of the ocean's deadliest predators.​

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Millions of species of all kinds owe their life to Mother Earth, including us. Billions of mothers nurture their little ones in her lap.

Such a selfless mother deserves some total love and care from her children. Let's take care of this beautiful mother as best as we can 💚

Native to East Africa, these birds can reach up to five feet tall with an eight-foot wingspan!​

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Female moths sit on a plant and 'call' their suitors by sticking out their abdomens and releasing scented pheromones. The males gets these chemical signals when they land on their antennae and then fly for miles in the direction of the scent to find the female they seek. They

An extensive recent study conducted in Cambodia's mangroves has revealed that these habitats play home to a wide variety of species – from bats and birds to otters, fishing cats and various insects. Stephanie Rog, the leader of the survey, believes that they're only scratching

This breathtaking piece of architecture on the banks of the Saraswati River in Patan, Gujarat was built by Rani Udayamati of the Chaulukya Dynasty in memory of her husband Bhimdev I, hence earning it the name 'The Queen's Stepwell'.

Designed as an inverted temple, this stepwell

These fascinating creatures are the largest living birds, reaching heights of up to 9 feet and weighing more than 150 kilos! Their unique two-toed legs are incredibly strong, allowing them to achieve speeds of 72 kilometres per hour if panicked and capable of seriously injuring