This look at 10 drained lakes of the past and present shows what happens when Mother Nature - or the errant hand of Man - decides to pull the plug.

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.

The modern air conditioner is only about a century old. So what did people do to survive the summers before then? They used ingenious natural cooling methods.

Some people display a love for nature by getting a tattoo. Here are some of the coolest, and in some cases, most random animal tattoos you've never seen:

Bob Dylan wasn't referencing hail when he wrote "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" but truth be told, hail is as hard as rain can get.

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.

Oscar the cat suffered a tragic accident, but thanks to the dedication of a medical team - and a healthy dose of luck - he's on the mend with new bionic paws.

When a tree dies, wood carvers are able to take the remains and make them beautiful. Here are some of the most gorgeous examples of tree carving: