The more we learn about the animals we share the planet with, the more we realize how fascinating their behavior can be. In 1995, divers off the coast of Japan discovered intricate crop circles ...

Japan’s white-spotted pufferfish are renowned for producing complex, ringed patterns in the sand. Now, 5,500 kilometers away in Australia, scientists have discovered what appear to be dozens more of ...

Have you ever wandered along a beach and marveled at the gorgeous sand sculptures made by local artists? All of that effort, only for them to be destroyed when the tide comes in or the wind picks up.

Pufferfish have an iconic defence mechanism, but there’s more to these famous inflatables than meets the eye. Their potent poison has a fearsome reputation, linking daredevil diners, drug-user ...