Mindy Weisberger
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Strange love: 13 animals with truly weird courtship rituals
For Valentine's Day, Live Science gathers together some of the more extravagant and outlandish courtship rituals in the animal kingdom. → Read More
Noodle-necked swimming dinosaur may have been a diving predator like a penguin
Scientists recently discovered the first non-avian theropod dinosaur with a streamlined body similar to that of penguins, auks and other modern diving birds. → Read More
Tiny 'bramble snout' fossils found near Wales were 'weird wonders' that predated the dinosaurs
Scientists recently unearthed fossils of strange ocean creatures that lived about 460 million years ago and were unlike any animal alive today. → Read More
Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video
Watch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay. → Read More
Nazi bombs destroyed a priceless 'sea monster' fossil. Scientists just found its long-lost plaster copies.
More than 70 years ago, during a WWII air raid in the U.K., German bombs destroyed a rare fossil of an ichthyosaur. Scientists just found long-lost plaster casts of the priceless skeleton. → Read More
Bizarre aye-ayes use spooky, bony finger for nose picking
A new study in aye-ayes is the first to review nose picking in primates and reports the first evidence of the habit in lemurs. → Read More
Mosquito larvae launch their heads like tiny harpoons to nab prey, video reveals
Researchers have captured the first-ever footage of mosquito larvae flinging their heads at prey in deadly hunting strikes. → Read More
Ancient and bizarre 'innovation crab' from China had eyes on stalks, spike-studded arms and a tail full of 'blades'
A bizarre fossil from China's Chengjiang Lagerstätte site hints at early diversity in a group of Cambrian marine arthropods called radiodonts. → Read More
50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
The explosive event increased atmospheric water vapor by 5%. → Read More
50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
The explosive event increased atmospheric water vapor by 5%. → Read More
9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo
Tens of thousands of people have already sought shelter from the powerful storm. → Read More
Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede
The rim rock crowned snake is the rarest snake in North America. And now there's one less, after a snake was found dead with a centipede stuck in its throat. → Read More
Tubby 'mermaids' vanished from Chinese waters 2 decades ago, now declared extinct
Dugongs, or sea cows, are thought to have inspired tales of mythical mermaids. → Read More
Could extinct Tasmanian tigers be brought back from the dead?
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct for nearly 100 years. But scientists say gene-editing technology could bring back this lost species. → Read More
Best shark movies of all time, ranked
We're gonna need a bigger boat as we hunt down the best shark movies of all time, according to our team. → Read More
Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret
A grisly fate may have been in store for a fly larva concealed in the bloom. → Read More
What was megalodon's favorite snack? Sperm whale faces
New analysis of fossil skulls from sperm whales that lived millions of years ago shows that numerous species of ancient sharks preyed on the whales … and ate their faces. → Read More
'Lost tapes' from Chernobyl show the haunting fallout of the nuclear disaster
Recently unearthed footage that documented the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident remained hidden for decades. → Read More
What caused this massive megalodon’s mega-toothache?
A malformed megalodon tooth hinted at an injury that may have weakened its structure. → Read More
Cannibal wasp babies eat their siblings, because nature is brutal
When food starts running low in wasp larvae nurseries, the babies resort to cannibalism in order to survive. → Read More