(Video Link) Earlier, Alex posted a video of a clam "licking" up salt off of a table. As it turns out, the poor clam was actually trying to use its foot (they don't have tongues) to climb back to safety. Here's what i...

Fungi are simply amazing in general, but these 10 species are so uniquely fascinating, they're certainly worth reading about. For example, the false morel may look brainy like a morel and taste unbelievable when prep...

(Video Link) This incredibly romantic clip is part of an IMAX documentary called Dolphins. I don't know about you guys, but I think it would be worth seeing for this scene alone! Via Laughing Squid...

You probably already know what an albino is, but the opposite, known as melanism, is much less known. The look is still just as striking though, particularly in the case of the penguin seen above. See pictures of mel...

While a lot of people think all bats are creepy, I personally find them cute overall. That being said, these 10 bats still rank pretty low on the cute scale. Take, for example, the hammer-headed bat above: Maybe “Moos...

At the age of 16, Peter Stafford won his first award for taking a photograph of a nest of moles in the wild. Fast forward 45 years later, Peter is still filming moles. As this BBC Springwatch...

A few years ago, we featured a Hugh Turvey's X-rayed flowers and while those were certainly beautiful, this new set of floral X-rays by Brendan Fitzpatrick are amazing as well and the colorization work makes them sim...

From a boiling, blood-red lake in Japan to a carbon-dioxide-filled lake in Africa, these 12 bodies of water are both absolutely stunning and fascinating. Of course, just because they're unique doesn't mean they're ac...

If natural geodes are formed inside of natural rock formations, then why shouldn't man made items develop man made geodes? It makes sense right? Ok, maybe not really, but still, it looks neat and it makes you think -...

The harvest mouse is only two or so inches tall, but it's adapted well to the reeds, wheat fields and other tall vegetation in its homeland thanks to its amazing acrobatic skills. Just look at his amazing prowess. "The...