Hallucigenia was such an odd animal that palaeontologists reconstructed it upside-down when they first analysed its fossils - ...

As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: What do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I've spent the past three years tackling this very question. We do know that ...

Jaelen Nicole Myers receives funding from The Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, and the American Elasmobranch Society. As an ecologist who studies stingrays, ...

After going nearly extinct in the 1990s, these tropical snails have made a fabulous comeback—highlighting the value of carefully planned, long-term conservation projects. Reading time 2 minutes ...

The longstanding joke about U.S. Marines eating crayons has roots that are deeply embedded within military culture. This humorous stereotype, which has been the subject of both jest and criticism, has ...

Giant African snails (Achatina fulica) can grow up to 8 inches in length and weigh up to 1.13 ounces. Their cone-shaped shell is pointed and has between 7 and 9 spirals when fully grown. The color of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Axolotls only eat buckets of live Tropical fish in Minecraft. Tropical fish can be caught using an Iron bucket in warm ocean biomes, Mangrove swamps, or Lush caves, too. Axolotls can attack underwater ...

A common, black yeast-like fungus may be the solution to uncontrollable plastic waste production, according to a German startup. Reading time 2 minutes Fungi might just be the most impressive form of ...

Apple snails, an invasive species in Louisiana, are still causing issues and disrupting ecosystems across the state. The non-native snails are known to lay bright pink egg masses on structures and ...