Two-headed animals? Yeah, they show up in mythology, and in the movies, and we’ve heard a weird thing or two after nuclear disasters like Chernobyl, but that’s…

Image credit: Rebikoff Foundation/Science A new video, captured in the waters around Portugal’s Azores islands, has astounded deep-sea biologists, who have hardly ever seen anglerfish alive in…

“All members of this group of crabs are hairy to some extent but this one is ridiculous.” And then we haven’t talked about the hat… Is that…

Image credit: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust What happens when a zebra and a donkey fall in love with each other? Well, not much usually, but on very rare…

Turritopsis dohrnii is the only animal known to be immortal. Whenever it is injured or dying, it can turn its cells back into young cells and start anew….

A 36-foot-long whale (yes, a whale) was recently discovered in Brazil’s remote jungle, miles from its natural habitat, when scavenging vultures alerted local officials with their screeching….

According to new research, vampire bats form social bonds by sharing freshly drained blood with unfamiliar members of their roost. A vampire bat, possibly regurgitating partially digested…

The larval form giant bump-head sunfish had remained a mystery to ocean scientists – until now. Scientists from Australia and New Zealand have finally uncovered the early…

The barreleye fish might look like a submarine, but its transparent head and tubular eyes are necessary to navigate the 2,500-feet-deep waters in which it dwells. And…