A weird 7-foot fish with a face “only a mother could love” washed ashore in Oregon – and it’s rarer than experts thought

An “unusual” and “strange looking fish” washed up onto an Oregon coast earlier this month, shocking people with its gargantuan size. At first, experts thought it was just a “run of the mill ocean sunfish,” known by the scientific name Mola mola, but now, they’ve learned it’s something else — and rare.  The Seaside Aquarium said

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African elephants have individual name-like calls for each other, similar to human names, study finds

Elephants use names to directly talk with each other, Colorado State University researchers discover Elephants use names to directly talk with each other, Colorado State University researchers discover 03:11 It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants,

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Giant Joro spiders can fly for miles and devour butterflies, but they’re also very shy. Here’s what to know as they spread.

You may have heard about some not-so-itsy-bitsy venomous flying spiders that can soar with the winds, love to eat butterflies and are already appearing along the East Coast. They’re called Joro spiders – and their lifestyle is just as interesting as their looks.  Perhaps the most intriguing part? Despite their ability to parachute through the

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