Nature's wonders often defy human logic. Animals possess astonishing abilities honed by evolution for survival. Octopuses ...

Research has shown that petting a furry friend reduces stress and provides much-needed emotional support, which we often struggle to find in others.

Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said. Researchers diving almost 10,000 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean found tube worms ...

Nature doesn’t try to impress us. It just exists, quietly doing strange, brilliant things whether we’re watching or not. We ...

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the ...

History holds countless moments where animals unexpectedly changed everything, often in ways that still surprise us today. Some of these moments involved unlikely participants whose contributions ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

New Jersey has had a handful of strange animal encounters from bears that walk like people to escaped cattle and more. Englewood and Tenafly residents should call NJ Fish and Wildlife's hotline at 877 ...

“What the heck is that?!” I know that dogs can’t really talk, but if they could that would totally be what one Golden Retriever said when he saw a brand new creature at the vet’s office. The Golden ...

Researchers surveyed a pond in London, United Kingdom, and found an out-of-place fish, the first such record in 50 years, a study said. Google Street View April 2017 ...

Sept. 24 (UPI) --Michigan police were called out to the front yard of a home to wrangle an unusual non-native animal -- a South American crocodile. The Hampton Township Public Safety Department said ...