The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

Humans often imagine extraterrestrial life as biological creatures similar to animals or people. However, some scientists believe that truly advanced civilizations may eventually abandon biological ...

Invasive species that are introduced into non-native environments threaten ecosystems, wildlife, and human well-being.

In 2011, Paul Krugman infamously declared that the US could revitalize its slow economy if it were to prepare for an invasion of space aliens. Would the real ...

The cuttlefish may be one of the strangest animals in the ocean. With specialized skin cells called chromatophores, it can change color and pattern almost instantly, blending into its surroundings or ...

More than 40% of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

These 20 animals are so strange they look like science fiction creations, but they’re completely real. Nature is far more bizarre than you think.

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

We report on a new study from France, which indicates that dogs and cats may help to spread invasive flatworms.

What does Judaism say about space aliens? While the question might seem like the beginning of a Purim joke, the truth is that rabbis in every generation are asked to wrestle with traditional Jewish ...