"It was like this science fiction movie," said Christian Richard, a Louisiana rice farmer who described the small whirlpool ...

What do weird animals look like?

This 375-million-year-old fish, the closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans, likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to land, researchers say.

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than ...

Our cosmetic enhancements have made it to other species, with treatments such as Botox, steroids for muscle tone, and even hump implants.

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The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

The 'annual celebration of all things horror' returns to New Orleans this April for its 10th anniversary edition.

A woman who began feeding a stray cat outside her house was left gobsmacked when the feline returned with an adorable ...

According to the African Snake Bite Institute there are around 30 species in southern Africa, of which the most common are the Cape Legless Skink ( Acontias meleagris ), the Giant Legless Skink ( ...

Tiny blue 'sail' jellies have beached along Oregon shores. Scientists link the runs to winds and warmer winters.