The appendix may play a further role in protecting the gastrointestinal system from invading pathogens. This would explain ...

With an estimated 8.75 million living species on earth, there are always going to be some weird and unusual animals you've ...

As a teenager in the 1970s, I worked on a typical dairy farm in England. Fifty cows grazed on lush pastures for most of their ...

Artistic reconstruction of 'Diamantinasaurus matildae,' which could reach up to 16 meters in length and weigh over 20 tons. The remains found belong to a juvenile measuring around 11 meters.

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

The Dugong, or sea cow, is a gentle marine mammal found in the warm coastal waters of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As a ...

The chevrotain is a strange mashup with a rodent’s pointy snout, tiny pig-like hooves, and fangs like a saber-toothed tiger.

Jackrabbits are herbivores with big appetites that have the ability to eat up to one pound of plants, grass, twigs, and more ...

Camels (Camelus dromedarius) are even-toed ungulates that live in the desert. They are known for being able to go a long time ...

If Yellowstone is dangerous now, it’s a cakewalk compared to the Pleistocene age where humans had to contend with mammoths, ...

Despite their fearsome appearance, Megatheriums were herbivores, their diet consisting mainly of leaves ... resembles that of many large, modern mammals. Elmer Riggs and megatherium pelvis. Image by ...