We'll give you a hint: It lives underwater, but it doesn't swim. At least, not as an adult.
Astronomers, ecologists, and other scientists from around the world submitted mind-bending images representing their fields.
In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.
New research highlights a recently discovered bacterial species related to two disease-causing organisms in Peru.
Queen Iberian harvester ants are capable of storing and cloning the sperm from a cousin species, spawning hybrid offspring to take on the hard work of keeping the colony intact.
Sparring saigas, a leaping whale, and a motherly beetle are some of this year’s coolest wildlife photos.
Sleeping on their left sides keeps the right side of cats' brains alert and ready to detect immediate threats, scientists say.
Researchers have identified a compound that could block certain life-threatening and hard-to-treat allergic reactions.
Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it might represent a whole new branch.
Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.
While scratching worsens inflammations, it also protects us from some infections, as new research suggests.
People with allergies or asthma have more diverse fungal communities thriving in their noses, according to new research.
The NanoGripper, made from a single piece of folded DNA, was shown to detect covid-19 and block infections.
Humanity's once-steady rise in life expectancy is now slowing down, raising the question of whether we're about to reach the ceiling of our longevity.
MIT researchers and others tracked a massive swarm of cod fish off the coast of Norway as they ate millions of migrating capelin fish.
The first video footage of an egg beginning its journey could lead to major breakthroughs in fertility treatment.
The combined comb jellyfish synced up their movements, melded their nervous systems, and even joined their digestive tracts.
The newly found wasp appears to be common in the eastern United States, and inflicts Lynchian body horror onto its hosts.
Researchers say they created a synthetic, human-ish embryos will help prevent the loss of life.
A Scottish woman in her 70s has lived a life without pain and fear. New research pinpoints unique mutations in her DNA.
