From waterfalls that seem to disappear into nowhere to blood-colored water, these places are shrouded in mystery-even if science can explain most of them.

It was found at 1,980 meters (2,165 yards) below the surface, making it the deepest land arthropod ever found. Prior to this, the record was held by a species of worm discovered at a depth of about ...

Wildlife Safari has been introducing Oregonians and visitors to African and other exotic animals for decades, creating an experience that’s part zoo, part adventure, and entirely unique. The facility ...

The closest thing to actual time travel exists in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and it doesn’t require a flux capacitor or a police box. Old Sturbridge Village is a 200-acre outdoor living history museum ...

Genes are short sections of DNA that determine an animal’s traits—everything from coat color and claw strength to body shape ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

Prehistoric animals are often pictured as distant fossils, yet a surprising number of species still walk, swim, and crawl ...

From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.