The platypus is one of the strangest animals ever discovered. This bizarre mammal lays eggs, has a duck-like bill, and can detect tiny electric signals produced by its prey. When hunting underwater, a ...

One of the hottest classes of drugs in the world owes part of its origin story to a weird desert lizard with a venomous bite ...

A few weeks ago, a Lowell homeowner looked out at his backyard and saw something strange just inside the tree line. It looked ...

As if these warty invaders weren’t annoying enough already, now they’re rapidly evolving longer legs, enabling the species to travel further.

Growing up, I was obsessed with the 2002 movie Ice Age. I watched it day in and day out, captivated by the adventures of Diego the saber-toothed tiger, Sid the sloth, and Manny the woolly mammoth. To ...

Fugglers are so ugly they’re cute — and super discounted at Walmart right now If you have kids of a certain age, surely you’ve heard of Fugglers. These bizarre little creatures ...

A new species of Amazonian fish, Pyrrhulina punctata, has been discovered in Peru, revealing previously unknown biodiversity ...

Ben Hoare discovers the extraordinary birds that defy nature’s norms – from hibernation to one that behaves like a cow.

The combination of a beaver-like body and duck-like bill of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is only the first of a ...

A rare sighting in Bali, Indonesia shows a majestic looking sea slug with a unique way of swimming and eating.

Baywatch' actress Alexandra Paul was arrested on Sunday, March 15, after authorities say she joined a group that broke into a dog-breeding facility. A mugshot was later released and circulated in ...

A frog species known since 1838 may actually be several different species, according to a new genetic study of Southeast Asia’s “fanged frogs.” ...