Heavy metal first hit the airwaves back in the 1970s and 80s, but many of the elders of metal continue to rock, shred, thrash, and headbang today. These are the oldest living heavy metal icons. Former ...

The word "tarantula" is not commonly used in our everyday language. Yet, everyone immediately knows what it means: a large, hairy spider. Today, people might be more inclined to say "bird spider." But ...

On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

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