Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...

Fishermen and shrimpers in the United States have been in a decades-long battle with the very institutions meant to protect ...

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a humpback and just as gentle. So gentle, in fact, that tours to dive with ...

Paris (AFP) – An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told AFP on Friday. The colossal ...

Mama Duck, the world’s largest rubber duck, has invaded the Emerald City. Mama Duck made her way into town on Jan. 31 for the Seattle Boat Show, with her stay expected to last through Feb. 8.

When complete, the facility – nicknamed “Beijing Military City” – is expected to dwarf the Pentagon, the US defence headquarters, which is known as the world’s largest office block.

What is the biggest animal in the world? It is worth noting that the largest living animals in the world today aren’t land animals, because on land they must struggle against the forces of gravity to ...

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has amassed $356.7 million in indirect bitcoin (BTC) exposure, according to K33 Research.

Shrimp, in addition to being a tasty addition to many cuisines around the world, is sometimes used as an insult to call a person small or short. But did you know there are over 2,000 species of shrimp ...