Adrian Xuana’s “The Dog,” from Oaxaca, Mexico, is pictured on display at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco on Friday, ...

This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

This research has made it possible to fully describe the bizarre, very impressive animal for the first time.

With scales like armor and a tongue the color of the sky, the blue tongued skink looks like something out of a fantasy book.

Imagine hearing the word “echo” and feeling an odd shiver as you call into a canyon, your voice bouncing back as if answering ...