The Game of Thrones make-up artist who gave the infamous James Bond villain Jaws his metal teeth and Nicole Kidman her Virginia Woolf nose has left a huge fortune to his wife. Paul Engelen, who ...

South America's largest land mammal has made a historic comeback. The South American tapir hasn't been spotted in the Atlantic Forest for over 100 years and was considered extinct in Brazil's coastal ...

Another common anatomical variation is when people have fused or “webbed” fingers or toes, known as syndactyly. This term comes from syn (meaning together with) and dactyly (referring to ...

Fisher is a carnivorous mammal that is native to North America ... It has a flattened skull and webbed feet. This small animal thrives in wetlands and preys on small aquatic creatures.

Studying the physiology and ecology of whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals through methods ranging from molecular ecology to tracking the movements of individuals and populations using ...

Trigger finger can leave the finger or thumb stuck in a bent or flexed position. It happens when the protective sheath covering the tendon becomes inflamed. Surgery to cut the tendon sheath can ...

From the blue whale to the African elephant, let’s take a look at the largest mammals on the planet and find out what makes them truly incredible.

The rodents have ratified it: Six more weeks of winter ahead in Portland and across the country. “Stumptown Fil,” -- or Filbert the beaver, who lives at the Oregon Zoo -- on Sunday echoed his ...

Zebra's stripes are unique, just like human fingerprints. No two zebras have the similar stripe pattern. This makes them easily identifiable in their herd. Zebras can run very fast and reach up speed ...

The cameras of Rio de Janeiro’s State Institute of Environment (INEA) have caught a truly wild moment for Brazilian biodiversity: the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), South America’s largest ...

The Mt. Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered. It took three industrious college students ...

After suffering an injury over the weekend, Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George reportedly avoided a serious ailment. Per ESPN's Tim Bontemps, an MRI and ultrasound revealed that George suffered ...