Sea cucumbers pinch out '5 Eiffel Towers worth' of poop per reef, per year By Nicoletta Lanese Sea cucumbers poop an incredible amount — and that's really important.
Tiny dinos with fancy neck frills were big showoffs By Stephanie Pappas The frills of protoceratops were probably the result of sexual selection.
Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered) By Chris Ciaccia A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say.
Spiders hoist big prey with silk 'pulleys' — and now scientists know how By Mindy Weisberger Ingenious web construction allows tangle web spiders to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.
How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day forecasts? By Live Science Staff As legend goes, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, you should expect six more weeks of winter; if he doesn't, plan for spring.
Perfectly-preserved 'bog beetles' nearly as old as Egypt's pyramids By Laura Geggel Beetles that lived during the late Bronze Age in a bog look as though they died yesterday.
Hundreds of 'highly cannibalistic' spiders invade teen's bedroom in Australia By Mindy Weisberger Extreme heat in Australia can send spiders scurrying for indoor shelter, and one family found themselves with a few hundred new roommates.
Embryos of Northern white rhino created. Will they save nearly extinct creature? By Patrick Pester More northern white rhino embryos have been created in a lab in the race to save the subspecies from extinction. There are now five in total.
Why do wombats have cube-shaped poop? By Laura Geggel Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ.
World's smallest reptile fits on your fingertip By Brandon Specktor The Madagascar chameleon Brookesia nana measures half an inch long, and may be critically endangered. He also has huge genitals
Debate heats up over swimming ability of bizarre-looking Spinosaurus By Laura Geggel Spinosaurus probably hunted more like a stork than a crocodile.
Adorable 'confused penguin' charms the internet: What really happened? By Mindy Weisberger A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group.
Man tried to smuggle chameleons in socks and empty ice-cream tubs By Nicoletta Lanese The man will pay a fine of up to 6,000 euros, authorities said.
Mini sea monster had teeth as sharp as a saw blade By Laura Geggel An ancient reptilian sea monster had a shark-like bite.
Elephants counted from space using satellites and AI By Harry Baker A combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye.
Why do dogs bury bones? By Tiffany Means A dog's burying instinct comes courtesy of its wild ancestor, the gray wolf.
Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably 'one of the largest' ever found By Brandon Specktor Italian divers discovered the corpse of a large finback whale near Naples. Authorities say it could be one of the largest whales ever found in the Mediterranean.
Giant worms terrorized the ancient seafloor from hidden death traps By Mindy Weisberger Ancestors of giant Bobbit worms may have colonized the seafloor millions of years ago, building long, narrow burrows where they would wait for unsuspecting prey.
This 480 million-year-old creature is the ancestor of all starfish By Patrick Pester An ancient fossil has been identified as the ancestor of all starfish-like animals living on the planet today, according to a new study.
Massive new dinosaur might be the largest creature to ever roam Earth By Harry Baker Paleontologists in Argentina have partially uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest animal to ever walk the Earth.
