A routine stop at a local bait store turned wild when a mantis shrimp—nicknamed the “alien of the ocean”—decided to fight back. With lightning-fast reflexes and a punch powerful enough to break glass, ...

One of the things they teach you during night scuba-diving training is to direct your flashlight down, not directly in front of you. The aim is to avoid accidentally shining a spotlight on a prey ...

The creature Dek vowed to kill in the opening scene is one of the largest and most terrifying predators roaming Genna, but to ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Locating these millipedes took real physical effort. Scientists scaled tall rock formations within Pha Daeng Cave to reach ...

Nature never ceases to amaze with its wild inventions. Be it a giant of the sea or an outstretched whale that pulls themselves out of the water to catch birds or lizards and deer with flip-out facial ...

With tons of "Star Trek" alien races depicted over the decades, consistency is a tall order. And in the case of these aliens, ...

This year, the staff at the Center for a New American Security dove into researching some of the most pressing and ...

What's the fastest whale in the world? Clue - it can swim at 37kph, despite weighing a hefty 70 tonnes You may not expect an ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

NEW YORK – If you’ve seen any of the “Ice Age” animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don’t know the real ice age. It was an incredible time when the Earth was going through immense ...