When entomologist and renowned photographer Piotr Naskrecki posted images of long-winged bats plagued by facehuggers, he caused a bit of a stir. At first glance, the strange creatures look like ...

Science communicator Preeti Desai happened upon the decaying fish during a recent outing at a beach in Texas City. Viewing the serpentine silhouette from afar, she initially mistook the creature for a ...

A strange phenomenon is unfolding in Fairbanks, Alaska, where several foot-long Arctic lampreys have reportedly "fallen from the sky". But while these odd-looking fish have inspired their own ...

Native to the lush jungles of the Amazon, this crazy creature was caught on film by scientist and wildlife photographer Andreas Kay. Aptly known as the "snake mimic caterpillar", what you're looking ...

Ah yes, the butterfly. A beloved cultural icon, celebrated in ancient artworks and revered as a symbol of everything from love to rebirth. But these delicate insects might not be quite as enchanting ...

Last week, we posted in detail about the rule violations that led to a shark-diving accident off Mexico's Guadalupe Island. Shortly afterwards, a second accident (featured in a YouTube video) went ...

Our planet is a busy, crazy place. And amidst all the noise, voices get lost and some stories are never heard. That’s especially true of our planet’s countless wild species: big and small, threatened ...

Our planet is a busy, crazy place. And amidst all the noise, voices get lost and some stories are never heard. That’s especially true of our planet’s countless wild species: big and small, threatened ...

When a new video of catfish patrolling the cooling pond of the Chernobyl power plant surfaced online earlier this month, it didn't take long for the usual cries of "monster fish!" to follow. Yes, the ...

It's all about trees in our South African home base this week as the country celebrates Arbor Week. To mark the occasion, we're dedicating this Top 10 to our favourite trees from across the African ...

Remember that video from last year of an orca tossing a sea lion 20 feet into the air? Well that whale’s got nothing on the pinniped-flipping abilities of this orca (skip to 00:29 for the action): "We ...

Almost everything about the goblin shark reflects the harshness of the dark underworld it calls home. With nutrients so hard to come by in the deep sea, energy savings have meant cutbacks in the ...