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True blue is one of nature's rarest tricks, and the animals that pull it off range from tiny ocean drifters that steal venom ...

Forests are home to some of the most strange and beautiful animals on Earth. Some feature elaborate branch-like antlers, while others have hauntingly glowing eyes, massive ears, or intricately ...

Some frogs have evolved features so strange that scientists struggle to explain them, and a few look less like amphibians ...

The tomato frog looks most like its namesake when threatened with attack from a predator, at which point it puffs up, making ...

Behind a newly purchased house, rescuers discovered an abandoned pet store that had been left with animals still trapped ...

Not so much a surprise discovery as a surprise ambush took place in the Bavarian municipality of Burgsinn, in south west ...

Anyone seeking a Stardew Valley alternative that feels just different enough to have its own identity can try out the demo ...

For a frog no bigger than a fingernail, survival depends on how it spends every bit of energy. New research from the University of Florida shows that young frogs prioritize growing quickly even when ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...