When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, much stranger option: drop part of their own body to survive. It’s called ...

The animal kingdom stretches anatomy far beyond human expectations. Some creatures carry organs that rival furniture in size, while others rely on structures so tiny they can only be seen through a ...

Study reveals that early embryonic cells can switch roles, reshaping what we know about how fins, gills, and other body ...

Some warm-blooded animals are shapeshifting and getting larger beaks, legs and ears to better regulate their body temperatures as the planet gets hotter, according to a new review of existing research ...

In all of the worlds continents there are plenty of animals with strange adaptations. These adaptations can help the animals hunt their prey, escape predators, and travel around their natural ...

It sounds like science fiction: Lose an arm and grow one back. But it isn't as crazy as it sounds. That's what crabs, lobsters and crayfish do. What's more, some flatworms can grow a new head and tail ...

Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to understand. One such example is self-cannibalism, highlighting a behaviour ...