Scientists find strange sea pigs, giant sea spiders, and a butterfly-like animal beneath the Antarctic Ocean’s icy surface.

If you’ve ever seen adult jumping worms, there’s no mistaking them. Found near the surface of soil and larger than your average worm, jumping worms don’t actually jump, but they thrash and wriggle ...

FUTTSU, Chiba Prefecture--Fights to the death still occur in this city close to Tokyo although the combatants are spiders.

There are two species of streamertail hummingbirds on the island of Jamaica, West Indies—one with red-billed males (Trochilus ...

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a ...

Visitors can explore its amazing natural landscape and beaches, hike through its mountains, and discover picturesque villages ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

Can dance ever be a matter of life or death? Yes, for a peacock jumping spider, it is. It has to impress its female mate with its dancing—and if she isn't impressed, it could be deadly. Read on to ...

Are seals mammals? We've done the research! Jump in to read about the characteristics of seals that make them mammals!

Peacock jumping spiders are known for their vibrant displays while dancing, but these moves come with a fatal risk.

highlights the difference in size between the male and his much larger mate (in some crab-spider species, the female is more than 60 times as big). The photo was a winner at this year’s London ...

Slovenia's Domen Prevc broke the men's ski jumping world record with a mark of 254.5 metres during the 2024-25 World Cup in Planica on Sunday. Prevc, who won the men's large hill event at the ...