Every once in a while, paleontologists stumble upon some particularly bizarre specimens and scenes.
A tightrope-walking fox and sneaky rabbit are among the winning shots of this annual competition.
"The amount of care and effort it takes to have a being like that in your life makes you have to care about yourself."
New research reveals the rare and surprising behavior of blind olms venturing from darkness into aboveground springs.
A common mutation in Labrador retrievers predisposes them to obesity, new research finds.
The openVertebrate project painstakingly created 3D reconstructions of 13,000 museum specimens, including of species barely ever seen before.
The ‘de-extinction’ company Colossal Biosciences has taken a step toward its hairy elephant—erm, mammoth.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Youth Art Contest has some stunning finalist entries.
The newly observed solo behavior suggests killer whales are adept at preying on one of the oceans' most maligned characters.
Blending in is about more than just color, as these creatures show.
Despite some speculation that Charlotte mated with a shark, her pregnancy is likely the result of a rare phenomenon.
From buckets for mouths to hammers for heads, these are among the greatest inventions of natural selection.
The condition is called figurate erythema and causes sphynx cats to develop intricate but seemingly painless rashes all over their body.
A specimen supposedly containing fossilized reptile skin is actually a forgery, according to new research.
For just $5, you can imagine your worst ex being ripped apart by a bird of prey on Valentine's Day.
The seal rushed to the aid of a screaming mother and helped her tiny pup to safety.
Japanese officials said the pod of orcas had managed to "escape safely" from a perilous ice trap.
In Scotland's renowned Isle of Skye, a pterosaur discovery is providing insights into the diversification of these aerial reptiles.
Tyson the Frenchie had most of his left lower jaw removed to treat oral cancer. But within 8 weeks, it somehow grew back.
The tree’s canopy was 18 feet across, but its trunk was just half-a-foot thick.
