Earth is home to an estimated 8.7 million species, and most of them never make it into a nature documentary. While lions, elephants, and great white sharks dominate our collective imagination, the ...

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A bizarre insect trapped in 99-million-year-old amber had flexible mouthparts nearly twice its body length, revealing an ...

Evolution has produced a vast range ofanimal defense strategies, like heavy armor and camouflage abilities. However, nature is also capable of developing some truly odd protection strategies. The ...

Penguins are super cute, with their tuxedo-like patterns and their adorable little waddles, but you don’t want to stand on the wrong end of a penguin that needs to poop. Some species shoot “poop bombs ...

Humans rely on sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell to explain the environment around us. But that may not seem impressive to you when you realize that there are various species out there that detect ...

In June 2005, an Australian woman landed at Melbourne Airport after a vacation in Singapore and was stopped by customs officials. The skirt she was wearing bulged oddly, and they could hear what was ...