Science The 1960 blob that gave all mystery blobs their name Ellsworth Toohey

Science Watch the first-ever footage of the elusive colossal squid Grant St. Clair

animals This massive superbug, newly named after Darth Vader, is a delicacy in Vietnam Allan Rose Hill

biology Scientists discover that comb jellyfish can fuse their bodies together Thom Dunn

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

Science Robot tadpole fools frog dads, but mom knows better Gail Sherman

star wars "The Mandalorian and Grogu" looks incredible until you realize almost nobody is actually acting Jason Weisberger

wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

cryptids Loveland Frogman could become Ohio's official state cryptid Rob Beschizza

Science The Pokémon Company is looking for an ecologist with a PhD Gail Sherman

puppets A puppet show made from old pianos and Mississippi river trash Natalie Dressed

art Artist paints Lovecraft's Great Old Ones into all 46 of Hokusai's woodblock prints Ellsworth Toohey

Nature Watch a living sand dollar spin like a tiny Roomba, etching circular sand art Popkin

adorable animals "Babe, wake up, new panda rat just dropped!": Meet the Northern Luzon Cloud Rat Jennifer Sandlin