They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their ...

Invasive species are wreaking havoc on ecosystems around the world. US company Inversa is turning some of them into leather, which it says is more environmentally friendly than traditional leather.

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm's way.

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.

Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels. Neanderthals, our extinct ...

A new Android malware family, Herodotus, uses random delay injection in its input routines to mimic human behavior on mobile ...

Meet Herodotus: an Android banking malware strain that acts like a real user, slipping past detection to steal money and more.

Conversational AIs are getting better at sounding human. But when their goals misalign with ours, the consequences can be surprisingly personal.

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...