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Golden scaleless cave fish discovered in China shows evolution in action
By Patrick Pester published
The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

Should we bring back woolly mammoths?
By Alexander McNamara published
Poll Colossal scientists just created "woolly mice" in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be tinkering with extinct species? Take our poll and have your say.

Animal kingdom's most powerful puncher generates a 'phononic shield' to protect itself
By Elise Poore published
The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking.

125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in China
By Skyler Ware published
Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.

Snakes: Facts about one of the most iconic creatures in animal hiss-tory
By Richard Pallardy published
Discover interesting facts about snakes, from how they hunt and eat, to why they don't have legs.

'We didn't know they were going to be this cute': Scientists unveil genetically engineered 'woolly mice'
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.

Why do cats make a weird face after smelling something?
By Clarissa Brincat published
"Stink face" seems silly to us, but for cats it's a serious way to gather social information through smell.

King of the cave centipede: The deadly, blind giant that evolved in the darkness of a Romanian cave
By Lydia Smith published
The venomous centipede crawled into the Movile Cave millions of years ago and adapted to live in the pitch black, surrounded by deadly gases.
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