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Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when captured
By Lydia Smith published
An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
Parasitic 'horror' wasp that bursts from a fly's abdomen like an 'Alien' xenomorph discovered in Mississippi backyard
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts' abdomens while they're still alive.
What are tardigrades, and why are they nearly indestructible?
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Reference Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic animals that are extremely resilient.
1st tardigrade fossils ever discovered hint at how they survived Earth's biggest mass extinction
By Elise Poore published
Detailed 3D images of the first tardigrade fossils ever discovered help scientists predict when tardigrades evolved their near-indestructibility — a trait that might have helped them survive multiple mass extinctions.
4-foot snake vomits up 2 smaller snakes — and 1 was still alive
By Harry Baker published
Wildlife officials in Georgia stumbled across a pair of snakes that had been "expelled" by a larger serpent, only to discover that one of the regurgitated victims was still alive.
Wild gorillas in Gabon eat plants with antibacterial abilities against drug-resistant E. coli
By Olivia Ferrari published
Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli in petri dishes, according to a new study.
Fossils of bone-crushing and meat-slashing Tasmanian tiger ancestors discovered in Australia
By Sierra Bouchér published
Three newfound thylacine relatives recently unearthed in Australia suggest that marsupial predators were more widespread in ancient Australia than previously thought.
Watch 'spaghetti monster' with dozens of pink-tipped sausage legs swimming near Nazca Ridge
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers exploring the seafloor off the coast of Chile recently captured mesmerizing footage of a flying spaghetti monster — a carnivorous, colonial creature with countless milky-white arms.
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