Weird Animals
This Adorable Bandit-Faced Dinosaur Will Steal Your Heart
Some dinos were small, fluffy and frankly adorable, a new analysis shows
How a Deadly Flesh-Eating Fungus Helped Make Bats Cute Again
A silver lining to the worldwide epidemic of white nose syndrome: People like bats more now
Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and Brains for the Winter
The tiny animal have some surprising reactions to the changing seasons
Surprising Footage Captures Arctic Jellyfish Lurking Under the Ice
The creatures were previously thought not tough enough to survive the harsh winters
Scientists Need Your Help Peeping on the Lugworm’s Weird Mating Habits
UK scientists are recruiting volunteers to look for the critters’ “sperm pools”
The Musk Turtle Beer Koozie and Other Household Items We Use for Science
When the going gets tough, creative researchers turn to plastic lizard protectors, monkey loofahs and deer vagina trackers
Stunning Video Captures Humpback Whales Catching Fish With Nets of Bubbles
It's a complicated but ingenious way to catch a meal
Explore the Secret Lives of Animals With These Marvelous Maps
A new book considers how sophisticated tracking technology and the data it collects can improve conservation strategies
This Jumble of Writhing Sticks Is Actually a Bizarre Parasite
Observed flailing around in Taiwan, this so-called 'alien' turns out to be a horsehair worm
Those Little Birds On The Backs Of Rhinos Actually Drink Blood
You think that’s ticks they’re eating?
Five Fascinating Facts About the Amazing Cassowary
They may look pretty scary, but they’re actually pretty cool
The Color-Changing Marvel of Tree Frogs Looking for Love
A new study sheds light on the wild world of "dynamically dichromatic" amphibians
Two Rare White Giraffes Filmed in Kenya
The leucistic mother and baby were filmed by local rangers in August
How the Nauga and its Fictional Friends Helped Make Synthetic Fabric Cuddly
What started out as an advertising ploy turned into a low-key cultural phenomenon
A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy
Naming species forms the foundation of biology—but these rogue researchers are exposing the flaws in the system
Brain-like Blob Found in Canadian Pond
The rarely seen creature, which is a type of bryozoan, is comprised of thousands of tiny organisms
Stress Is Killing These Teeny Lemurs, and The Story Is In Their Hair
Sampling the fur of Madagascar’s gray mouse lemurs reveal a bevy of environmental pressures
Whoa: Polygamous Wolf Spiders Have a Natural Form of Birth Control
Females have figured out how to get rid of unwanted sperm, allowing them to reap the benefits of multiple mates
Brilliantly White Moose Photographed in Sweden
It took a local politician three years to finally capture a video of the elusive ghostly creature
How Do Goldfish Survive Winter? They Make Alcohol
A mutant enzyme allows goldfish and carp to live in low oxygen ponds by turning toxic lactic acid into ethanol
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