Deep in the cold, dark sea, one of the most bizarre survivors of evolution can be found: the hagfish. Dubbed the ‘slime ...

The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

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Rocky was brought to life through a combination of puppetry and visual effects. But his charming personality was the result of a misunderstanding.

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Project Hail Mary wouldn’t have worked nearly as well without the decision to make Rocky a practical puppet instead of CGI.

As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to ...

Shrimp are some of the most diverse animals on the planet. With so many species, each has its own unique features. One example is the Japanese skeleton shrimp. These shrimp are rarely seen because ...

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The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...