Responding to the recent fervour around an Animal Crossing Tweet, former Nintendo marketing lead Kit Ellis explains that when Nintendo launches a console, the first few years after launch are ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

The park opened in the 1990s and was a huge hit with fans of a particular Saturday night TV mascot. However, the novelty soon ...

Alpacas don’t just stand around looking cute with their goofy grins and cloud-like coats. These animals pack a lot of strange ...

Flip through the old comics and you’ll find ads for all kinds of mail-order oddities. The pitches were bold and involved tiny ...

In what is being described as social and grooming behavior, Southern Resident orcas are using kelp to massage one another.

A nature enthusiast from Devon has written a book featuring "a wealth of weird and wonderful" British wildlife. Charlie Elder ...

Echidnas don't have very good vision, but they have a strong sense of smell and hearing. When they feel threatened, echidnas will roll into a ball so that only their spiky back is exposed. Echidnas ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

This rare trait may allow the rainforest-dwelling species to move sideways instead of just forward, according to researchers.