Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes “that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones,” researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

In a mid-sized lake of Switzerland, a “robust” creature with “slim” bumpy lips swam through the shallow water, or it tried to, at least. But something zapped it and caused it to float to the surface.

Miniature Namib day geckos are considered “small-sized,” reaching about 3 inches in length, the study said. Researchers said they named the new species after the Latin word for “‘smallest’ or ‘very ...

On a humid night in the mountains of southern China, a “slender”-limbed creature with “burly” fingers emerged from its hiding ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking. Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something ...

The aliens who appear in Majora’s Mask have an unusual connection to a real-life haunting, and it makes them so much more ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a "facial mask" moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the ground dropped out underneath its hairy paws, and it fell into a ...

I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says "MirrorMask" director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target." ...

When AI Creatures Ask ‘Why Me?’ Computers start to understand our fear of computers, and it isn’t because of ‘Terminator.’ By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Share ...

Faceless Masks are an important part of WoW’s Revisited Horrific Visions system. These offer additional challenges, and also are involved in unlocking other masks, as well as several of the ...

These creatures are known as Visages and the Mask Keeper. Players will need to take down both of these foes back-to-back without failing, so getting past this part of the story can be hard.