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…
Fiji is home to four species of iguana, including this crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis), but all are thought to have descended from ancient iguanas that made the long journey across the ocean. (Photo by Nicholas Hess) About 34 million years…
In a unique discovery, a poisonous snake was found with three extremely sharp fangs, instead of the usual two. “This is something we’ve never seen before,” Billy Collett, manager of the Australian Reptile Park, where the snake lives, told Live…
Scientists have discovered that mice try to bring unconscious mice back to consciousness by licking and biting their faces. (Photo by Richard Drury/Getty Images) Researchers have found that mice can provide first aid if they find another mouse that has…
Male peacock spiders display colorful backs, glittering blue scales and perform unique dances to attract females. (Photo: Jurgen Otto) Name: Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider (Maratus jactatus). Habitat: Wondul Ranges National Park, Queensland, Australia. What it eats: Small insects and other arthropods.…
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Researchers have found a unique mammoth tusk at the O2 Ranch in Brewster, West Texas. (Photo credit: Devin Pettigrew/CBBS) A hunter looking for deer on a ranch in West Texas unexpectedly came across a rare mammoth tusk. A press release…
A McGinnis’s nailbill (Clavusodens mcginnisi) is pictured hunting for a crustacean in a reef-like forest of crinoids during the Carboniferous period. (Image credit: NPS Illustration/Benji Paysnoe) Scientists examining fossils deep within Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave have stumbled upon the remains of…
Researchers suggest the dinosaur, which was pulled from a rock on the Isle of Skye, may have belonged to an ornithopod – a group of plant-eating dinosaurs. (Photo: Maja Karala) A fossil first discovered more than 50 years ago has…
Researchers have long believed that megalodons were similar to great white sharks, but new research suggests a different picture. (Image credit: Baris-Ozer via Getty Images) According to a new study, megalodons may have grown even larger than previously thought, reaching…