Among these, some fish stand out not just for their colors but also for their unusual shapes. These distinctive forms often ...

The anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, is small, measuring just over half an inch in height, researchers said.

Explore 6 animals with the most unusual shapes and sizes. Photo Credit: Flickr The Muntjac Deer is a small, forest-dwelling deer with a unique, sharp bark and tiny antlers.

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL The unusual shapes of the tiny asteroids Dimorphos and Selam have perplexed astronomers for years, but a new study finally explains how they got so strange.

Certain cells have an unusual shape that is similar to an oak leaf or puzzle piece, and researchers have found that the form of these cells helps them withstand dramatic changes in volume. These cells ...

blunt-ended footballs as they orbit their usually top-shaped parent asteroids. However, some moonlets display more unusual shapes. For example, Dimorphos was an "oblate spheroid"—a sphere ...