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Stunning 240 million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' fossil unveiled by scientists
By Ben Turner published
A bizarre dragon-like creature that lived during the Triassic period used its remarkably long neck to hunt unsuspecting prey in shallow water, scientists have found.
Watch a rare pink albino elephant baby playing by a waterhole in adorable footage
By Elise Poore published
The adorable 1-year-old male calf was filmed enjoying playtime in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
What are tardigrades and why are they nearly indestructible?
By Mindy Weisberger, Alina Bradford last updated
Reference Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic animals that are extremely resilient.
Snakes are built to evolve at incredible speeds, and scientists aren't sure why
By Hannah Osborne published
Snakes have an evolutionary clock that ticks a lot faster than many other groups of animals, allowing them to diversify and evolve at super quick speeds, researchers have discovered.
'Mind-blowing' deep sea expedition uncovers more than 100 new species and a gigantic underwater mountain
By Harry Baker published
Researchers recently discovered an "incredible number" of potential new marine species, as well as a handful of hefty new seamounts while exploring the deep sea off the coast of Chile.
How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the heaviest snake on Earth
By Bryan G. Fry published
The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago.
Watch bright red blood-sucking parasite feast on gulper eel in rare, deep-sea footage
By Elise Poore published
Remotely operated vehicle on a research dive captures close-up video of a beady-eyed gulper eel with a parasitic copepod permanently attached to its body.
Why is a mushroom growing on a frog? Scientists don't know, but it sure looks weird
By Elise Poore published
First ever documented evidence of a fungus, suspected to be a Mycena species, growing on the body of a seemingly healthy frog.
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