Weird Animals
Web-Slinging Snails Discovered on Sunken Ship
Scientists worry that their presence spells trouble for threatened coral reefs
Meet Eight Species That Are Bending the Rules of Reproduction
Spice up your mating life with relationship tips from rock lizards, sharks and water fleas
This Echolocating Dormouse Could Reveal the Origins of One of Nature’s Coolest Superpowers
Mice, moths and even humans use clicks and echoes to "see" the world around them
The Bee That Breaks Your Heart
Insects are hard-pressed to get protection as endangered species. Can one fuzzy anomaly beat the odds?
How Big Can a Land Animal Get?
King Kong's biggest enemy isn’t humans—it’s the laws of physics
From “T. Rex” to “Pantydraco": How Dinosaurs Get Their Names
The best monikers are “a way to link science and imagination.” Others are just obvious
How the Remarkable Tardigrade Springs Back to Life after Drying Out
A particular protein helps these these tiny critters survive dehydration for over a decade at a time
Researchers Find the First Naturally Fluorescent Frog Species
The polka-dot tree frog emits a blue-green glow under UV light, which is an unusual feature for land-dwelling critters
Scientists Spot Hundreds of Humpback Whales Feeding in Massive Groups
The normally solitary creatures gathered off the southwestern coast of South Africa, puzzling researchers
Why Do Male Birds Take on Larger Predators? Maybe Just to Impress the Ladies
Some mobbing behavior may be less about survival, and more about sexual selection
Why Is Itching So Contagious?
Scientists figure out how compulsive scratching spreads in mice, and maybe humans
See the First Video of One of the World's Rarest Whales
The 46 second clip of several True's beaked whales was taken by students and teachers on a field trip in the Azore Islands in 2013
What Killed More Than Half a Dozen of the Bahamas' Swimming Pigs?
Drought and sand-tainted snacks might be the reason for the recent deaths
Take a Peek at the Mesmerizing "Cosmic Jellyfish"
NOAA's research vessel Okeanos Explorer filmed this specimen of Rhopalonematid trachymedusa in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
This Ancient Reptile Gave Birth to Live Offspring
Rather than laying eggs like its modern bird and croc relatives this creature gave birth to live babies
What Do Insects Do in Winter?
When winter comes, most bugs either migrate or time travel. But some get far more creative
These Spectacularly Preserved Trilobite Fossils Come Complete With Guts, Gills and Legs
The 478-million-year-old creatures could help explain a series of mysterious fossilized tracks
New Species of Fish-Scaled Gecko Can (Literally) Jump Out of Its Skin
The creature sloughs its skin when predators attack, leaving it looking like a raw chicken tender
Ten Fun Facts About Falcons, the Birds
As the Atlanta Falcons prepare to play in the Super Bowl, learn about the remarkable raptors behind the name
Inside Every Frog's Mouth Is a Sticky, Grabby Bullet
Investigating frog tongues—and some human ones!—in the name of science
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