sea creatures This carnivorous sea slug with a gooey, trap-like mouth looks like it arrived from a distant galaxy Mark Frauenfelder

Creepy Interesting and Real US National Park Service: What are these weird creatures that washed up on the beach? David Pescovitz

animals Watch this mesmerizing underwater video of a beautiful blanket octopus Thom Dunn

animals Watch smart dolphins build a jail from mud to trap fish for dinner David Pescovitz

marine life Giant string-like creature composed of "millions of interconnected clones" found off the coast of Australia Thom Dunn

oceans New footage of a bizarre sea creature that's likely the longest animal in the oceans David Pescovitz

Science "Cthulhu was real!" say scientists David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Watch a wacky and wonderful woodpecker tongue in action! Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books Marvel's new "Aliens vs Avengers" comic is fun Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures A handsome and rare deep sea creature washed up onto the shores of La Jolla this August Popkin

museums See Bigfoot's "buttocks imprint" in Blue Ridge, Georgia Jennifer Sandlin

bigfoot Is that Yeti hair real? Maine's cryptozoology museum will make you wonder Popkin

One-in-30-million mutant orange lobster has more than a dozen very cute orange babies (video) Allan Rose Hill

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

birds Scientists observe evidence of actual counting crows Thom Dunn

Race to Survive contestants Reality TV contestant kills and eats protected New Zealand bird — claiming he was "desperate and hungry" (video) Carla Sinclair

mistakes Sharks test positive for cocaine Rob Beschizza

horror Acrobatic leeches are nightmare fuel Gail Sherman

animals African elephants are on a first name basis with each other Yoy Luadha

los angeles Legendary L.A. eatery Clifton's Cafeteria is back! (but is called Clifton's Republic now) Yoy Luadha