Iguanas falling from trees on cold days have become a common sight in Florida. (Photo credit: myuniverse/Getty Images) Iguanas falling out of trees on cold days have become such a common sight in Florida that it has even become part…
An elusive squid species uses its large photophores to stun and disorient its prey while attacking. (Image credit: UWA/Inkfish) One of the world’s hardest-to-find squid species put on a spectacular bioluminescent display as it attacked an underwater camera in the…
MBARI researchers came across a female squid carrying huge eggs at depths of over 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) during an expedition in the Gulf of California. The squid belonged to an unidentified species in the Gonatidae family. (Image courtesy of…
The newly discovered vampire squid V. pseudoinfernalis. (Photo: Dajun Qiu) Scientists in China may have discovered a new species of vampire squid – only the second known species in the world. The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) grows to about 1…
Pacific geoducks are known as a gourmet culinary staple and can weigh up to 9 pounds. (Photo by Natalie Fobes via Getty Images) Name: Pacific Geoduck (Panopea generosa) Habitat: In the Pacific Ocean, along the west coast of North America…
The bigfin squid (Magnapinna) is the deepest-sea squid species known to science. (Photo credit: Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Western Australia) Data from cameras on the floor of the Tonga Trench in the South Pacific Ocean has captured…
Kanzi looks over his shoulder after a shower in 2005. (Image credit: WH Calvin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)) Kanzi, a male bonobo with exceptional language skills, has died at age 44, according to the Ape Initiative, a primate…
Scientists have suppressed a gene during the embryonic development of chickens to see if they can make their feathers more like those of dinosaurs. This image shows feather buds on day 12 of incubation. (Image credit: © Rory Cooper &…
The Sea Mystery of the Octopus That Rides a Shark – YouTube See more The octopus was spotted in the company of an unusual sea companion: a fast shark. Researchers have captured the moment an orange octopus holds onto the…
There are about 1,500 known species of sea spiders in the world, and some can have a leg span of up to 20 inches. (Image credit: Science History Images/Alamy) Scientists have captured incredible video of a dinner plate-sized sea spider…
Scientists say they have the technology and DNA to bring extinct species back to life. (Image credit: Kurt Miller/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images) Researchers are on the cusp of bringing extinct species back to life. Iconic creatures like the woolly…
Giant butterfly owls (Caligo idomeneus) have owl-like eye spots on their wings, which help protect them from predators. (Image credit: Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) In this excerpt from Carbon: The Book of Life (Viking, 2025), author and…