The natural world is full of diversity, and among the billions of species, some stand out for their truly unusual and odd ...

"Have you ever stuck a loofah to your shower wall with its suction cup? The lumpfish sports a modified pelvic fin that acts as a suction disc and allows it to attach itself to objects. Just like your ...

An artist’s impression depicts Kryoryctes at Dinosaur Cove in Australia. New research supports the hypothesis that Kryoryctes is a common ancestor of both the platypus and echidna. - Peter Schouten ...

A solar eclipse unsettles the natural world in ways you might not expect. As the moon crosses paths with the sun, the sudden ...

In 1985 the duke’s great-grandson Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, donated 39 Père David’s deer to the Chinese government ...

The blobfish will be neglected for its looks no more, conservationists say, This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest ...

(CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ...

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