The platypus isn’t just strange, it’s one of the most scientifically baffling animals on Earth. With the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, the feet of an otter, and the ability to lay eggs, this ...

Hey Wes, Beloit has an airport…Runway 07-25, 3,300 feet and paved. Update: Rockford has an airport (that I've flown through).

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a source of scientific mystery. The variable pitohui, a poisonous bird ...

And to add to the mystique of this dogged house quest, there’s that evolutionary paradox that many of us have marvelled at at least once in our lives – the daddy longlegs is the most venomous spider ...

On the Friday before Labor Day, Gaston had brushed her leg against a puss caterpillar, a little-known, little-seen insect that’s one of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. — some say ...