From volcanic hot spots that literally look like hell to the most beautiful cascading paradise you can imagine, these 12 bodies of water are highly unusual.

These 7 flowers represent the world's largest, smallest, deadliest and smelliest, from prehistoric desert blooms to lilies that stand nearly 10 feet tall.

From stray dogs that ride the metro in Moscow to a species of mosquito that lives only underground, life has adapted to the modern world in strange ways.

Don't mindlessly munch on peanuts, chips or Hostess cakes; all of these seemingly vegan products and more are often full of gross animal-derived ingredients.

Green roofs aren't just for standard buildings - they're sprouting up on dog houses, bus shelters, cars, and even people's heads.

Rather than protecting their creations from the ravages of nature, these artists let decay and weatherization play a role in the art itself.

A bear that took a car on a joyride, a single jellyfish that stung 150 people and 5 more strange, awesome and inspiring animal news stories.

In some remote places like islands, animals can grow unbelievably large - seeming like giants compared to their mainland counterparts.

From a bizarre giant worm that spits lightening out of its anus to the notorious goat-sucking 'Chupacabra', these mythical beasts have never been confirmed.

Some of the world's rarest diseases and medical conditions are also the most bizarre, from 'possessed' hands with minds of their own to Walking Corpse Syndrome.

A recent top 10 new species list has it all, including a weird, rat-eating plant, head-spinning frogfish, sexually-suggestive fungus and much more.

Live snails, mummy powder and icepicks to the brain are just a few of the bizarre and terrifying medical 'cures' used from ancient times into the 20th century.

Weird medicine, from offbeat therapies that might work (like leeches) to the nonsensical (cancer-causing parasites) to the truly bizarre (rebirthing therapy).

As seen in their Fourth of July costumes, it is all about the red, white and blue for these patriotic dogs, cats, squirrels, horses, turtles and guinea pigs.

Life is truly spent away from home and on the road for animal road warriors like bar-tailed godwits, European eels, estuarine crocodiles, Northern elephant seas.