The ocean is home to some of the most terrifying creatures in the world. Whether they’re scary in sheer size, appearance, or behavior, there’s a long list of creatures that you probably don’t want to ...

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, ...

While sharks dominate with sheer size and brute force, piranhas possess exceptionally high bite strength relative to their body size. Sharks are ambush predators with powerful slicing bites, whereas ...

Each year on the Serengeti, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest calves are born within weeks. Here's how the young predators ...

A team of researchers reconstructed an ancient marine ecosystem – and discovered a previously unseen seventh layer in its ...

When sharks and crocodiles meet, science shows no clear victor exists. Survival, strategy, speed and strength determine outcomes, but most encounters end with caution, retreat and evolutionary balance ...

This week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast brought an exciting find — several sargassum frogfish, also known as anglerfish, hidden among the freshly washed-up mats of seaweed. These ...

Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight. “Because bats in ...

Caves can be thought of as nature’s original prefabricated homes. Here are five animal species that choose to live in them. While the image of early humans huddled in caves has become an almost ...