The animal kingdom has so many stranger-than-fiction animals. From a glowing green sea slug to a lizard with a toad's head, these weird animals are some of the most fascinating creatures in the animal ...

With an estimated 8.75 million living species on earth, there are always going to be some weird and unusual animals you've never heard of. From the friendly-faced axolotl who's one of the most unusual ...

Earth is full of bizarre creatures, with more being discovered each year. As documented in the scientific journal Species ...

A solar eclipse unsettles the natural world in ways you might not expect. As the moon crosses paths with the sun, the sudden drop in light and temperature confuses animals and throws their finely ...

Ever wonder how animals sleep in the wild? It's not always as you may think. From sloths who hang upside down from trees to ...

We love animals for their ability to provide us with comfort and for their cuteness. What better way to unwind than watching videos of pandas slumping down from trees and rolling over as they stumble ...

Sea robins are weird animals who use leg-like appendages to walk on the seafloor. Now, scientists know why they evolved those limbs. Reading time 3 minutes Forget crab legs. When it comes to taste, ...

As we enter the dog days of summer, people will try all sorts of things to escape the heat, from sweating in front of a fan to drinking a piping hot cup of tea (which actually does help). But body ...

Some indie game premises are so bizarre that you wonder how the human mind could come up with them. Such is the case with Ultimate Sheep Raccoon. With a title that sounds like it came from a random ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon talked with Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How ...

Discover 10 of the most unusual bathroom habits found in the animal kingdom - from the weird and wacky to the gross and ...