Discover some of the more unusual collective nouns for different groups of animals, from ‘a bloat of hippopotamuses’ to ‘a ...

Tanyka amnicola is a newly identified ancient tetrapod known from unusual twisted jawbones adapted for grinding plants. This rare herbivorous “living fossil” helps scientists better understand early ...

Across the animal kingdom, a surprising number of species defy the simple warm-blooded or cold-blooded labels found in textbooks. From leatherback sea turtles that can keep their deep body temperature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platypuses are monotremes, one of the oldest branches of mammals, and they reproduce by laying eggs instead of giving birth to ...

Emina Poison is an artist from Georgia who makes unusually-looking designer toys using various materials such as wool, ...

From explosive sea cucumbers to beetles that spray boiling toxic fluid from their bums, the world of wildlife is full of ...

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Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.