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10 of the most venomous snakes on the planet
By Jeanna Bryner last updated
An encounter with one of these venomous snakes could cost you your life.
Ultra-black eels that stalk the ocean's midnight zone all have the same strange skin and scientists now know why
By Ben Turner published
Elusive eels may use ultra-black pigmentation alongside bioluminescence to pounce upon and engulf unwitting prey.
Bizarre, alien-like creature discovered deep in Atlantic Ocean has 20 gangly arms
By Ben Turner published
The bizarre Antarctic feather star was once believed to be one species. Now, scientists have figured out that it's actually eight.
2 male great white sharks have traveled thousands of miles together and no one knows why
By Ethan Freedman published
Although usually solitary animals, two juvenile great whites, nicknamed Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked traveling more than 4,000 miles together along the U.S. east coast.
Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider's body
By Hannah Osborne published
"While it is not uncommon to encounter insects parasitized by 'zombie' fungi in the wild, it is a rarity to witness large spiders succumbing to these fungal conquerors," said evolutionary biologist Roberto García-Roa, who took the photograph.
Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches — but experts claim this could be a good thing
By Ethan Freedman published
More great white sharks are stranding on Canadian beaches than usual, which could be a sign that the population of this threatened species is rising.
'We were freaking out': Scientists left 'flabbergasted' by detailed dinosaur footprints covering a cliff in Alaska
By Harry Baker published
A 20-story rock face in Alaska known as "The Coliseum" is covered with layers of footprints belonging to a range of dinosaurs, including a tyrannosaur.
'Edward Scissorhands' creature that lived 230 million years ago discovered in Brazil
By Carissa Wong published
The ancient predator, which scientists have named Venetorapter gassenae, also had a large beak and likely used its claws for climbing trees and picking prey apart.
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