ANIMALS

The microscopic worms are one of only a few species known to assemble into “superorganisms” that act and move collectively.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ isn’t just an enduring summer classic—it also includes plenty of fun slang terms that’ll make you feel like its Shark Week all year long.

From guiding their owners to safety during 9/11 to dialing 911 during medical emergencies, these pups took their lifesaving duties to a whole other level.

In the summer of 1975, movie audiences learned all they ever wanted to know about bloodthirsty sharks from ‘Jaws.’ We asked shark scientists to set the record straight on Hollywood’s prodigious predator.

From the long legs of the jerboa to basically everything about the duck-billed platypus, evolution has taken some weird turns.

The Carnarvon flapjack octopus flattens its body like a pancake and uses its Dumbo-like fins to swim.

A rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten its future.

While they’re ubiquitous in pop culture, there’s one place where you won’t find great white sharks, and that’s behind glass.

From the Tibetan Mastiff to the Japanese Chin, many popular dog breeds have highly-specialized origins.

Researchers have discovered a weird, new behavior among capuchin monkeys, and it involves kidnapping howler monkey infants.

Learn more about Australia's half-wild canine, from their flexible wrists to their genetic origins.

Greater sage-grouse are at risk near Jackson Hole Airport—but handmade decoys are guiding them to safer ground.