Mindy Weisberger

These ghastly meals provide male butterflies with chemicals that they use to produce mating pheromones, which female butterflies find irresistible.

A newly described species of mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile, swam through Cretaceous seas 80 million years ago and had a slender snout like a crocodile's.

Thylacines, once widespread in Australia, have been extinct for nearly a century, but newly colorized footage provides a glimpse of what they looked like in life.

An ocean creature that lived around 500 million years ago was the largest predator on the sea bottom.

Of all the colors we can see in nature, blue is one of the rarest.

The largest triceratops in the world, scheduled to be auctioned on Oct. 21, will be on display to the public in Paris beginning Sept. 16.

A new analysis of shoes that may have belonged to the Renaissance artist Michelangelo revealed his small stature.

Microscopic and near-indestructible tardigrades walk as insects do, scientists recently discovered.

Meet "Attenborough's Beauty," an ancient beetle that was so exceptionally well-preserved you can still see the colorful patterns on its wing case.

An adult mammoth's preserved tusk revealed how far the animal ranged across Alaska during its 28-year lifetime.

A pterosaur "dragon" that lived in Australia during the Cretaceous was the continent's biggest flying reptile, according to a new analysis of a fossil jawbone.

Hundreds of scientists with a UN panel reviewed more than 14,000 studies documenting climate change evidence, to create a new report for policymakers worldwide.

Water bears may lack the proteins necessary for color vision.

Storm formation during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be higher than previously predicted, according to an update by NOAA scientists.

After 60 years, a missing piece of Stonehenge finally returns to the U.K., revealing secrets about the age and structure of the rock in the monument's iconic pillars.

Do polar bears throw rocks at walruses' heads to stun and kill them, as centuries of anecdotes suggest? They might, scientists say.

Billions of years ago, a slowdown in Earth's rotation period lengthened days and offered photosynthesizing bacteria the chance to release more oxygen, transforming the planet.

Scientists discovered cracked tail vertebrae and a large, bony foot tumor in the fossil skeleton of a dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous.

Fossils from northwestern Canada may represent ancient sponges dating to 890 million years ago, making them the oldest known examples of animal life.

A United Nations panel is preparing to present the first of three reports on climate change, defining the factors that shape it and recommending strategies for policymakers and global leaders.

A multi-institutional research team will seek evidence of technologies crafted by intelligent alien civilizations — living and extinct.

Acclaimed horror director Eli Roth has a new documentary on a horrific subject: the shark finning trade.

A near-complete fossil skeleton of an ancient reptile dates to 300 million years ago. It had a blunt skull for tunneling underground, and special scales may have helped it slither through dirt.

The Blue Origins rocket New Shepard launched to the edge of space today, with former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and three other passengers onboard.

People have described extraterrestrial encounters that take place in a dreamlike state, and experiments suggest that such experiences may be lucid dreams.