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A routine stop at a local bait store turned wild when a mantis shrimp—nicknamed the “alien of the ocean”—decided to fight back. With lightning-fast reflexes and a punch powerful enough to break glass, ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Motion capture can look great or cheap, but these 10 characters represent the best examples of how the technology can bring ...

The movies that will be released in 2026 include the new “Avengers” and “Toy Story” movies, as well as Christopher Nolan's ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

Just as slow and steady won the race between the tortoise and the hare, slow and deadly can also outwit the unwary. Many are ...

In my first movie ranking back in 2023, 12 out of the 26 movies on my list belonged to the horror genre (46%); the following ...

“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

Yes, zombie creatures from another world could indeed land on a defenseless planet, but in a twist, it's the Earthlings who ...