Researchers from Yale University recently discovered a mushroom in the jungles of Ecuador that is most magical indeed, for this little fungus dines on polyurethane, a very common type of plastic. Here's more on this a...

A new report in the Journal of Ornithology reports that cedar waxwings are flying drunkenly to their deaths at an alarming rate due to their habit of gorging on berries. Here's more on this drunken mayhem: Cedar waxw...

Neatoramanaut Jody Smith runs a fun blog called Faces in Places. How'd we discover her? Well, she started following us on Twitter recently (hint hint). I checked out her blog and am posting 13 of my favorite images below...

(Video Link) You probably already knew that octopuses are smart and are known to use tools, but did you know that they also enjoy mobile homes in the form of tin cans? Just lugging this thing around seems beyond tirin...

No, that's not a scene from the best role playing game of 2011, it's actually a photo of an auroral storm over Arctic Henge in northern Iceland. Sure video game programers are talented artists, but pictures like this...

This little guy is too cool for a shell, and decided to skip all that egg nonsense and hatch the old fashioned way-inside his mother after a 21 day incubation period. He didn't have to worry about becoming an omelette...

(Video Link) Manatees might not be as popular as seals and dolphins, but they're certainly no less fascinating. Just check out this stunning beast as it walks, bobs and swims just below the surface. Via io9...

An owl is sitting on a branch watching some jerk shoot video footage of him like some sort of wildlife TMZ reporter when BAM! Say hello to my little friend! And the owl doesn't seem care about being dive bombed by the...

Admit it, you read that headline in the voice of Crocodile Dundee, everyone does, except for those 20 year-olds who all just said "who?"...Back to the matter at hand, this isn't a caterpillar, it's actually a bunch of bi...

From wolphins to ligers to beefalos, hybrid animals may not be true species yet, but they are still fascinating both biologically and visually. The Daily Beast has a great article featuring twelve such species with s...