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Bats often hang upside down when they sleep instead of sitting right side up or lying down — why?

Giant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around 120 times.

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.

The seven-part series exploring the rich wildlife of Asia is coming to the US – here's how to watch Asia with David Attenborough online and on TV.

Researchers documented the first spotted hyena in Egypt for 5,000 years after it was hit with a pickup truck for killing goats.

Newly described scorpion can spray and inject its venom — the first South American species known to do this.

People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds.

A little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds.