Scientists manning the exploration vessel Nautilus and its remotely operated vehicles spotted something truly adorable recently: Just off the coast of California, hanging out 3,000 feet below the ...

On a recent dive, scientists spotted… No disrespect to octopuses, but people don't generally think of those little critters as residing on the cute end of cute-scary animal spectrum.

In a social media stunt to raise awareness of global climate change, 97 of the 97% of all scientists who agree about this unfortunate condition are appearing online in cartoon-form, for 97 hours ...

The newly discovered, cartoon-like creature is so cute that “adorable” might become part of its scientific name. It started with a joke from a Moss Landing scientist who’s faced with ...

Get ready for the rise of the cartoon clones. When Apple releases iOS 12 this fall, its Bitmoji clone, Memoji, will expand the reach of the doodle doppelganger.

A newly discovered little flapjack octopus species might be named after how cute scientists think it is. Researches at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute want to call the octopus ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of crab that swam the sea 95 million years ago. But it is not only the critter’s cartoon appearance that has some researchers tickled, it is also what ...

Sara Kiley Watson is a News Editor at Popular Science, where she has led sustainability coverage since 2021. She started her tenure at PopSci as an intern in 2017 before joining the team full time ...

Comment Irresistible review: A charming look at why we find things cute. Joshua Paul Dale's excellent book makes a great case for studying cuteness, from baby animals to Hello Kitty.

The newly discovered, cartoon-like creature is so cute that “adorable” might become part of its scientific name. It started with a joke from a Moss Landing scientist who”s faced with ...

MOSS LANDING >> Hideous denizens live in the deep sea. But so does a cute wide-eyed, pink and squishy little octopus.The newly discovered, cartoon-like creature is so cute that “adorabl… ...