Meet Ferreiraella populi, a weird mollusk discovered in Japan. Keep reading to find out how Rihanna is involved.
German newspaper BILD reported on the alleged penis-gate last month.
Figuring out what to do with an unwanted mattress is the worst.
Will killing dingoes on Australia’s K’gari Island make visitors safer? These experts say it’s unlikely.
Nature is awesome, but it can also be super gross.
New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.
A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its origins.
Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to move. Also, how adorable are those little guys?
Researchers have taught horses to communicate their preferences with symbols.
Could raccoons eventually become the latest trendy pet to have?
The discovery marks the first time scientists have found mummified big cats in the Arabian Peninsula.
A comprehensive analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils is surprising scientists with just how long these apex predators took to become big boys.
The stomach of an Ice Age puppy is shedding new light onto the woolly rhinoceros and what—or what didn't—cause these horned giants to die out.
"Microbes continue to evolve under microgravity, and they do so in ways that are not always predictable."
And they've proposed two "kind of crazy" ideas for how it got there.
The fossilized bones were far too young to belong to a woolly mammoth.
Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.
Three's a crowd: Tree, beetle, and fungus don't get along, but they're surviving together.
Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before.
Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new study.
