On a routine ocean exploration off the coast of Alaska, scientists stumbled upon an unexpected and puzzling discovery: a mysterious golden orb lying 3,300 meters (2 miles) beneath the ocean surface.

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Some animals truly transform as they age. Discover 10 baby animals that look nothing like themselves once grown.

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Wild animals expend 76,000 gigajoules of energy—the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of monsoons or floods—shaping our ...

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The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species pierce, clone, chew, ...

Max Genecov is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, a dad, and a stuffed animal owner. “I’ve always had them growing up, I had a big fantasy life with ...