Platypuses are so weird scientists sliced them open because they thought they were fake. But why? Male platypus have ven ...

A sudden splash pierces the silent ocean depths. Divers' lights pierce the murk, revealing a coelacanth—its lobed fins ...

To make things even stranger, grown males have a secret weapon on their back legs: a sharp spur that delivers venom powerful ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --An Australian angler spotted what he initially thought to be a massive trout and ended up capturing video of something even stranger: a pink platypus. Victoria resident Cody Stylianou ...

Poinsettias are mildly toxic to cats and dogs, causing skin irritation from the plant's sap or stomach upset if ingested. Claims that poinsettias can cause serious health problems or death greatly ...

There’s a long-standing rumor about the red-and-green flowers traditionally associated with Christmas being deadly if eaten. Janna Day, a nurse and the education and outreach manager at the Iowa ...

Bee stings aren't fun. For those who are allergic, they can be deadly. But... can bee venom make you beautiful? Some online insist it can, touting products containing derivatives of bee venom.

THE EVEN ALL-ER NEW-ER VENOM?!? There is an even NEWER symbiote-wearing hero on the scene sporting the red-and-blue Spidey inspired look on the streets of Earth-616… but it's not Mary Jane Watson, and ...

After the first rains of the year, two Decembers ago, Noe and his brothers went hiking in the hills of Santa Rosa and found some mushrooms. They fried them up that evening and kicked back a few beers.

Dogs are scavengers by nature; they will eat just about anything. And they have no instincts that keep them from eating plants that are poisonous. While we all appreciate having a diversity of plants ...