In the heart of the Australian and New Guinea rainforests lives the cassowary, known as the world's most dangerous bird due ...

With their adorable smiles and cheeky disposition, Australia’s super cute quokkas are known as the ‘happiest animal in the ...

Roman Emperor Constans is assassinated and the general Magnentius proclaims himself the new Emperor 1126: Emperor Huizong abdicates the ...

One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.

Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from ...

Above: Students from Mr. Rath’s AP Environmental Science class, from left, Sophia Gomez, Sophia Seamans, Olivia DeShazo, ...

Hooded Pitohui - Native to New Guinea, this bird contains batrachotoxin, a potent neurotoxin that can cause paralysis. Common Myna - While not highly toxic, the common myna can carry toxins from the ...

New environments. New challenges. New insects. National Geographic's A Real Bug’s Life is back for a second season full of tiny insects attempting to survive in vast and complex worlds.

You're in your room, prepping for bed, when you hear a distant clicking noise coming from your bedroom window. You ignore it, ...

The snow left behind by the biggest winter storm in more than a century was slowly melting, but a worrying series of pipe breaks emerged.

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