Two oarfish — deep-sea creatures that normally live nearly two-thirds of a mile below the ocean surface — washed into shallow water near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and video of the bizarre encounter ...

Deep beneath the waters surrounding several Caribbean islands, scientists exploring the ocean floor have uncovered a previously unknown mountain range bursting with life — including never-before-seen ...

The unusual sighting, captured by beachgoers who attempted to guide the massive fish back toward deeper water, quickly spread across social media, where viewers fixated less on the rescue effort and ...

Seventy million years ago, the Nemegt Basin was a lush maze of rivers and wetlands - and its strangest resident was Dinocheirus, a 10-meter, feathered giant with a duck-like bill and enormous arms. We ...

These 20 animals are so strange they look like science fiction creations, but they’re completely real. Nature is far more bizarre than you think.

Based on these details, its closest evolutionary relatives, and its river habitat, the study’s authors believe Tanyka likely resembled a three-foot-long salamander sporting a lengthier snout. But at ...

Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...

You know about celebrity perfume lines. You’ve probably seen a famous face on a tequila bottle. But celebrity parasitic worms ...

An elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. Basile Morin via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-4.0 Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and ...

(CNN) — A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the ...

Some mythical creatures may have started with real animals that looked too strange to explain. This video explores three real-life species whose biology, behavior, or appearance likely inspired ...