A striking photo captures the moment a venomous green pit viper devours a brown tree frog in a rainforest in Taiwan, as the frog forlornly takes a final gulp of air. The gruesome shot has been ...

Someone in northwestern Australia heard a “laughing” sound coming from the backyard. They recorded the sound and submitted it to a citizen science database. Scientists listened to this laugh-like ...

I left New Orleans via the Causeway, a 24-mile bridge across Lake Pontchartrain to explore the marsh lands of Fontainebleau State Park. After passing miles of seafood shacks and Dollar General stores ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” animal with gold eyes and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Kangaroo Island. Photo from Athithan Vignakaran via Unsplash On an ...

Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams. They turned ...

From bloodsucking fly mites to fish being swallowed whole, photographers get up close and personal with an array of animals in this year's shortlisted entries for the Close-up Photographer of the Year ...