Beneath the surface of the ocean lives a group of animals that are unlike almost anything on land. Known as arthropods, these ...

When we imagine prehistoric life, we often picture early humans living among every ancient creature that ever existed. In reality, many animals appeared long after early humans had disappeared or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Endangered Pink Fairy Armadillo, the world’s smallest armadillo species, adapted to sandy ...

Picture this: you’re a scientist digging near the Amazon rainforest, and you pull a jawbone out of the ground that looks so ...

Not every animal gets the luck of the draw when it comes to looks. While some creatures get by with soft fur and wide eyes, others work with extra flaps, strange noses, or skin that looks half-melted.

From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's oceans are big and dark and deep. They cover approximately 70% of the planet’s surface and contain a huge portion of ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle.

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...

(Brian Wolly) Food can be scarce in the deep waters off Australia. To clutch its prey, this dragonfish uses sharp rows of teeth that cover even parts of its tongue. The fish is one of thousands of ...