What is the largest squid in the world? By Charles Q. Choi published 27 November 22 There are two contenders for the world's largest squid, and both are giants.
Ravenous meat-eating dinosaur's guts preserved in exceptionally rare fossil By Joanna Thompson published 25 November 22 Paleontologists in China have examined the remarkable gut remnants of a birdlike dinosaur that lived more than 100 million years ago.
Brown recluse bites caused two people's blood cells to self-destruct By Rebecca Sohn published 25 November 22 Bites from brown recluse spiders can cause an autoimmune form of hemolytic anemia, in which red blood cells are destroyed by the immune system.
$25 million auction of T. rex skeleton called off at the last minute over replica bone controversy By Harry Baker published 24 November 22 The auction house Christie's has called off the upcoming auction of a T. rex skeleton, known as Shen, after experts noticed it looked suspiciously similar to another famous T. rex specimen, Stan.
Giant 67-pound goldfish reeled in from French lake may be one of the largest ever caught By Ben Turner published 24 November 22 In an epic tug-of-war, it took the British angler 25 minutes to haul the monster fish, nicknamed The Carrot, to land.
10 terrific turkey facts By Remy Melina, Jeanna Bryner published 23 November 22 Turkeys can fly, blush and are distant relatives of Tyrannosaurus rex. Read on to learn more about these Thanksgiving divas.
11 deadliest spiders By Christina Hughes published 23 November 22 From the funnel web spider to the brown recluse, here are some of the deadliest spiders on Earth.
Long-lost bird species, thought to be extinct, captured in images for 1st time in 140 years By Joanna Thompson published 23 November 22 Images and footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon were recently captured by scientists. This is the first documented sighting of the elusive bird since 1882.
Tiny 'bramble snout' fossils found near Wales were 'weird wonders' that predated the dinosaurs By Mindy Weisberger published 22 November 22 Scientists recently unearthed fossils of strange ocean creatures that lived about 460 million years ago and were unlike any animal alive today.
How to watch Jurassic World Dominion By Fran Ruiz last updated 22 November 22 Whether you're looking to buy, rent, or stream Jurassic World Dominion, our guide will help you spare some expense.
Titanic 12-foot turtle cruised the ocean 80 million years ago, newfound fossils show By Harry Baker published 18 November 22 Researchers in Spain have unearthed a never-before-seen species of ancient marine turtle, the largest of its kind ever uncovered in Europe.
Scientists solved a 500 million-year-old mystery about strange Cambrian structures found in China By Joanna Thompson published 17 November 22 Extremely detailed Cambrian fossils show that enigmatic skeleton tubes belonged to ancient ancestors of modern jellyfish.
T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study shows By Jennifer Nalewicki published 17 November 22 The largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.
Cows fed hemp act stoned and produce milk containing THC By Nicoletta Lanese published 16 November 22 Cows fed hemp, which is not yet an approved animal feed, behaved strangely and produced milk with THC.
Gruesome video reveals the moment a 5-foot alligator corpse was cut from the gut of a dead python By Harry Baker published 16 November 22 In a viral Instagram video, pathologists remove a dead 5-foot alligator from the body of an 18-foot Burmese python.
What are Sea-Monkeys? By Ailsa Harvey, Live Science Staff published 15 November 22 Reference Sea-monkeys is the marketing term used for a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold in packets of dust in aquarium shops.
Weird 'alien' sacks wash up on UK beach, most likely a whale's stomach By Harry Baker published 14 November 22 A dog-walker recently stumbled across a bizarre, white "fleshy lump" on a beach in Cornwall, England. Experts think that the unusual object is actually part of a whale's stomach.
Octopus facts By Alina Bradford last updated 14 November 22 These eight-armed, blue-blooded animals are quite intelligent. Sad about their sex lives, though.
Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligence By Donavyn Coffey last updated 14 November 22 Genetic analysis of octopuses identified DNA sequences in their brains called transposons, which may help regulate learning.
Cobra bites boy, boy bites it back (the boy was fine, the snake wasn’t) By Harry Baker published 14 November 22 An 8-year-old boy recently killed a venomous cobra in India after recieving a venom-free "dry bite" from the snake and then biting back in retaliation.
