In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 participants Paulina Rowińska In Japanese folklore, appearances of these ...

Welcome to Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge, a sanctuary that’s part rescue, part education center, and entirely devoted to giving pigs (and a few lucky non-pigs) a second chance at life. Founded by ...

Inspired by how brainless lifeforms such as starfish and slime moulds move around, physicists at the University of Amsterdam ...

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote ...