The natural world is full of unexpected dangers, and sometimes the most innocent-looking creatures can become deadly kil ...

Nancy Shute discusses which should scare you more: sharks or ticks and fungus — and why sharks might actually be the least of your worries.

Zombies aren’t real—or are they? Meet 5 parasites that use mind control. It's no Halloween movie: These parasites can hijack the brains of other creatures—and make them act in horrific ways.

Medieval Europe was filled with terrifying legends and monstrous creatures that haunted the imaginations of its people. In ...

Scary Frogs. Even small animals can produce unnerving screams, usually to deter predators. Some tropical frog species, for example, “are very well known for it,” says Andrew Gray, ...

More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...