From rainbow beetles to orchid mantises, explore 10 rarest, most colourful insects. These vibrant creatures showcase nature’s ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

Every January to May, satanas hunters in the mountainous municipality of Coroico hope to earn up to $30 for each live beetle they snag. On display in pet shops in Japan, the showiest satanas ...

Herb Belkin's archive, incl. rare Beatles vinyl & Hockney print, to be auctioned June 27–29 by Thomaston Place.

“ Calosoma sycophanta is a rare beetle in the UK that has been previously known to eat caterpillars - the young of adult moths. It's only through digitising the mouth parts of this beetle that we have ...

Music Nation & World Oddities Rare Beatles audition tape surfaces in a Vancouver, B.C., record shop April 2, 2025 at 3:21 pm By NEIL VIGDOR ...

Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop The recording appears to be from the band’s 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group.

Paintings by the late Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne, including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist's local priest, are to go under the hammer at auction in the UK. In ...

A rare recording of an early Beatles demo session has surfaced in a Vancouver record store. As CBC's Rafferty Baker reports, the tape appears to have made its way to Vancouver about 50 years ago.

Turns out, it really was a Beatles demo — a legendary session they recorded on Jan. 1, 1962, for Decca Records. Decca rejected the band, which is arguably the biggest mistake in music history.