Animals

The rare creature has only been spotted roughly 100 times since its discovery in 1899.

Researchers discovered the fossils of two previously unknown armored marine worms named Excalibur and Shuriken.

A newly identified species of ichthyosaur had big teeth to attack large prey, possibly including other marine reptiles.

Paleontologists in Chile have found the remains of an ankylosaur that represents a new dinosaur lineage.

Ants are highly social animals that have social networks, and they exchange info through vomit.

Haast's eagle may have hunted large prey like an eagle, but its eating habits — targeting the internal organs — were more like those of a vulture.

Scientists used a special technique to examine the fossil without damaging it.

Scientists watched butterfly wing scales form within the chrysalis.

Researchers discovered the 100,000 year old tusk of a mammoth off the coast of California

Some sea creatures have arms, others have tentacles and a few have both. So, what's the difference between these appendages?

A new study claims that a fossil previously believed to be the first known four-legged snake is actually more lizard-like than serpentine.

The U.K. government has included cephalopods and some crustaceans in a new bill that recognizes sentient animals.

A great white shark attacks a seal near Cape Cod, and video captured the gory battle.

Zebras' black-and-white coloration is iconic, but what color are their stripes?

The bigfin squid has a ghostly pale appearance and long, spindly tentacles.

The Australian Reptile Park recently welcomed the biggest funnel-web spider that the keepers had ever seen.

The pathogenic fungus Entomophthora muscae doesn't just kill the flies it infects; it also turns males into sex-crazed necrophiliacs.