Here, ‘weirdness’ abounds. The platypus, for example, seemingly has the beak of a duck, the body of an otter, and the tail of a beaver. It lays leathery eggs like a reptile, yet feeds milk to its ...

Rocky was brought to life through a combination of puppetry and visual effects. But his charming personality was the result of a misunderstanding.

A team of researchers plunged into over 60 caverns across Cambodia to count animals in the region. 11 new species awaited ...

Project Hail Mary wouldn’t have worked nearly as well without the decision to make Rocky a practical puppet instead of CGI.

As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to ...

Shrimp are some of the most diverse animals on the planet. With so many species, each has its own unique features. One example is the Japanese skeleton shrimp. These shrimp are rarely seen because ...

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The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

Explore the darkest corners of the abyss with 18 terrifying creatures found at the bottom of the ocean. These are Earth's ...