A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...

Northern giant hornets, also known as murder hornets, incite fear in many. These venomous hornets can take out an entire hive of honey bees in a matter of hours. A single sting can kill a mammal many ...

The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first ...

The trees have laid off their leafy workers and they have fallen to decompose on the ground. As winter approached, the chlorophyll in the leaves had to shut down as the temperature and light decreased ...

The 29-second video, showing a man catching a 1.5-meter-long, approximately 1.2-kilogram snake with his bare hands, left viewers breathless.

Quick Take New species discoveries in 2025 include over 850 new marine species documented by the Nippon Foundation-Nekton ...

One study from 2015, found that 70% of gifts are duds. No matter. The wrapping keeps the female occupied as the male mounts ...

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

Lettuce is blind, trilling, and proudly showing her toy mouse to her brother Goose—and my heart can’t take it.