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Team of Southwest Research Institute scientists manage to visually capture the sound waves birthed by lightning events

This bizarre creature, identified as a ribbon worm, might just be the most disgusting ever to crawl the Earth

Clouds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, here's how these puffy whites floating over our heads form

The shark was caught in the waters off the coast of Louisiana, US, some 190 miles (300 kilometers) from the shoreline

Black auroras are dark patches intertwined with the bright, colorful beams that often form over Earth's polar regions

Study finds evidence that our entire planet froze and turned into one great big snowball several times in its history

Despite not having a mother to look after it, the young manatee grew up to become a gracious aquatic dweller

The marine lizards, known as mosasaurs to paleontologists, could grow to measure 50 feet (15 meters) in length

The beasts were cruel not just towards creatures they shared their world with but also towards others of their kind

These spooky creepy crawlers are masters of camouflage, change their body color to match that of their surroundings

No, this isn't a seriously delayed April Fools' prank, such bizarre and yet mesmerizing ocean dwellers really do exist

The newly discovered creatures look quite fierce, but unfortunately, it seems like they can't breathe fire

The species populates Ecuador’s cloud forests, wildlife researchers warn it’s in danger of going extinct

The ancient lovers died about 75 million years ago when a large sand dune fell on top of them and buried them

The reptile made the mistake to come too close to a hippo carcass the lions were feasting on, was immediately attacked

The mushrooms, classified as a new species just the other day, have offshoots that look like human arms and legs

Fur seals swimming off the coast of South Africa have many times been spotted killing and devouring sharks