Mythic beings? Severe weather events? Apex predators? The Athletic asked zoologists, meteorologists who wins the "mascot fight" bracket.

There’s a strange phenomenon that triggers a “stargazing” posture in reptiles. If you’ve ever seen this behavior in your own pet, you might know that it’s not as cute as it appears to be. In fact, ...

Phallon Tullis-Joyce is squirting deer blood into the dirt. “Blood and water,” the Manchester United and United States women’s national team goalkeeper clarifies to The Athletic. There are chunks in ...