Gary made reptiles feel lovable in China, but venom and online hype turned a cute character into a risky, real-world trend ...
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The insane biology of a platypus

The platypus isn’t just a strange animal — it’s a puzzle piece that shouldn’t exist. It lays eggs like a reptile, has fur ...
The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days after the release of Disney’s animated hit “Zootopia 2” on November 26. Qi’s favorite ...
About 20,000 years ago, a family of owls lived in a cave. Sometimes, they would cough up owl pellets containing the bones of ...
This year’s top titles run the gamut and include an adaption of a Korean folk tale, a highly entertaining question-and-answer ...
A WORLD-FAMOUS fossil nicknamed “Little Foot” may actually belong to a new humanlike species. The fossil was previously thought to be a member of a genus called Australopithecus – but ...
It’s been a busy year, a 12-month period of debate, disharmony and, too often, dysfunction. The 2025 calendar has also included more than its share of the odd, the weird ...