ANIMALS

For centuries, an inanimate object or animal could be held responsible—and punished!—for committing a crime.

Think the shark in ‘Jaws’ was huge? Find out how big great white sharks really get and how they compare to megalodons and whale sharks.

Americans can’t stop searching for great white sharks.

Wildlife tunnels save lives: One study found that amphibian roadkill dropped by 80 percent thanks to the structures.

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.

You’ll never refer to them as just “baby skunks” or “baby peacocks” again.

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.

Ammonia from the birds’ guano can mix with other gases and form clouds, potentially cooling Earth’s surface and preserving Antarctic ice, a new study suggests.

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.