The massive marine mammals go into a cruise-control corkscrew during their submarine slumbers.
Long-spined sea urchins began to rapidly die off in the Caribbean last year. Now, researchers say they've found the killer.
In the churn of natural selection, some mammals ended up with appendages that look like they should be found on a reptile, bird, or insect.
The second season of Apple TV+’s science-based dino show premieres on May 22.
Pang Pha hides her banana-peeling skill from the other elephants at the Berlin Zoo.
The world is full of survivors, like these species known for their radioresistance.
This is the first clear evidence of a snake actively rolling itself away to escape potential predators.
Scientists tried out the ‘French drop’ trick in front of different monkey species, with fascinating results.
Images of the previously unknown snailfish species were taken deeper than 8,000 meters, off the coast of Japan.
Happy April Fools' Day. You'd be forgiven for thinking these species are a practical joke.
In a remarkable find, a lustrous mineral formed inside a fossilized titanosaur egg.
Ferocious theropod dinosaurs had skin that covered their teeth, new research suggests.
Drone footage shows the group of swimmers approaching spinner dolphins in Hōnaunau Bay on the coast of the Big Island on Sunday morning.
Researchers withdrew work allegedly documenting the first goblin shark in the Mediterranean Sea, after others pointed out suspiciously toy-like features.
Two people reported spotting a wolverine while fishing outside Portland, Oregon on Monday.
The wizened reptile mated with his 53-year-old companion, Mrs. Pickles, and produced Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño.
In a set of experiments, researchers examined emotional contagion in social zebrafish. The results have big implications for the roots of empathy.
Dachshunds, Shih Tzus, and Pugs, oh my! Some of the most in-vogue dogs also come with a whole host of health issues.
Good Meat was the first "cultured meat" maker to get product approval anywhere in the world. Now the company is one step closer to selling its wares in the U.S.
The prodigious composer had serious liver problems and a hepatitis infection sometime before he died in 1827.