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Researchers in China have identified a new breed of dinosaur covered in hollow, porcupine-like spikes. The creature's existence was discovered by a team of paleontologists led by China's Anhui ...

A porcupine at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum died last week, museum officials said. Quillbert, the North American porcupine, was experiencing gastrointestinal issues for two days before he died ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

Winter is the best time of year to enjoy the fruit of the sea. Pacific bluefin tuna (kuro-maguro), Japan’s most popular red-fleshed fish, is in season, as is the fugu, or puffer fish. Fugu has a ...