The world is full of wonders that few humans have ever seen. Even now, with the human race spreading across the planet and occupying every corner of the globe, there are living creatures so unusual, that few have laid eyes on them. Here are some of the most uncanny.

Everything came together for Spanish photographer Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual when he snapped this glorious photo. With the Moon in its crescent phase, and Venus in perfect alignment to the right, a flock of birds took flight just as a storm began to break up.

When Rutgers evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers began to suspect that his co-author, William Brown, had faked the data on a widely circulated study, he was placed in the unenviable position of bringing the fraud to light. It has not been easy.

Esteemed scientific journal Nature has devoted its latest issue to exploring the science behind GMOs, and comes away with a refreshingly rational take on the matter. In her "Hard Look" at GM crops, Nature reporter Natasha Gilbert makes the astute observation cited here.

Fractals aren't just something you learn about in math class. They are also a gorgeous part of the natural world. Here are some of the most stunning examples of these repeating patterns that look the same no matter how far you zoom in or out.

Television is a brutal arena for superheroes, where dozens enter and a few survive. Can the latest superhero epic beat the odds? Plus Syfy's latest movie is literally as dumb as rocks. Deadshot is back on Arrow, and Fusco's in trouble on Person of Interest. Check out clips and details for all this week's television!

Syfy's latest show has some cowboy elements, on an Earth that's been transformed by an extreme event. But is it more like Firefly, or Revolution? Also this week: Eli Roth brings non-campy horror back to television. And Gravity Falls is back! Clips and details for this week's TV, right here...

One of the arguments that environmentalists use against factory farming and burning fossil fuels is that these activities are "unnatural" or that they "go against nature." But what exactly is this "nature," and who gets to define it? The answer is that nature actually comes from culture.

As humans, we like to think that we have a monopoly on living the good life. But we shouldn't assume that other animals don't also enjoy their lives and revel in their extraordinary abilities. Here are 9 animals that are probably having more fun than you right now.

The good news about the photo above, if anything good can be said about it, is that the Gentoo penguin is already dead. The leopard seal, which had drowned it earlier, had been playing with the corpse in celebration of its victory — catching and releasing the penguin again and again before finally chomping down on the …