When you consider animals that have a lot of teeth, sharks are likely to be the first ones that come to mind, since they can ...

In the shallow marine waters off of the coasts of Japan, Philippines, you can find these adorable little creatures floating about in their magical underworld. They are Leaf Sheep.They are one of the ...

At first glance, this slug looks harmless — even cute. But it does something no animal should be able to do. It steals chloroplasts from algae, performs photosynthesis, and survives on sunlight like a ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to the New York Times, Sayaka Mitoh, a Ph.D. candidate at Nara Women's University in Japan, was ...

Elysia chlorotica is a rare sea slug that blurs the line between plant and animal. By stealing chloroplasts from algae, it can photosynthesise and survive for months without eating. Found along the US ...

The California quail, majestic redwoods and glowing orange poppy can now welcome two animal icons to the state’s lineup of official symbols: Dungeness crab and banana slugs. On Friday, Gov. Gavin ...

If you live in an urban environment, it might seem like the animals you see every day—birds, bugs, squirrels—have adapted perfectly fine to city life. The team combed through years of iNaturalist data ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

Studying sea slugs in the group Sacoglossa can mean being on the receiving end of some very imaginative emails. Sidney K. Pierce, of the University of South Florida, retired a few years ago. “But to ...