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In an underground cave of southern China, an eyeless river creature with an externally “visible” skull moved through the dark ...

Mud dragons (kinorhynchs) are tiny marine invertebrates (100 micrometers to 1 mm) essential to marine ecosystem function.

Longnose Pacific stingrays are considered “large-sized,” reaching over 6 feet long and 4 feet across and weighing over 55 ...

A gardener may find it hard to predict weediness, especially when looking at an immature plant confined to a container at a ...

The end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago, marked the dramatic extinction of the dinosaurs. Until now, our ...

“After being properly prepared, it became evident that (the new species was) part of a rare group of herbivorous/omnivorous ...

For years, scientists have tried to understand how animals express emotions. Unlike humans, they cannot describe their feelings, leaving researchers to rely on behavioral and physiological cues.

A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god’s passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

Entomologist Dr. Karl Magnacca said he and his team had just spent four days in the rainforest in Molokai last year when they ...

The CSIRO unveils new fish variety that could one day make a splash on dinner tables across Australia. They are working on ...