Scuttling under the pines at a plantation in the highlands of Tanzania, a long critter took a step. Then it took another and another. The ringed creature may seem small, but it is part of a family of ...

When researchers announced they'd discovered a giant cave creature with teeth and claws in Australia, you'd be forgiven for picturing something terrifying. Something with fangs. Something enormous.

A creature not seen since the 1800s reappeared in the net of artisanal fishers in Chile, and was one of the most read species stories of 2024. Alfredo Garcés via Unsplash The summaries below were ...

Researchers found dozens of tiny, see-through crustaceans in an Australian cave, including a new “giant” species measuring nearly 6mm (not pictured). NHAC NGUYEN AFP via Getty Images Researchers ...

A giant octopus, likened to a mythical creature said to be capable of dragging ships to their doom, roamed the seas during the age of the dinosaurs, according to researchers. Fossils of its jaw ...