Nature is full of beauty and verdant wonder, but there’s a darker side. Just beyond the edge of the environment’s allure sits violence. Nature seems to love a good fight, and it doesn’t discriminate.

The peacock mantis shrimp is the Mike Tyson of the shrimp world, capable of delivering a mean punch. The impact pressure from these little guys rivals that of a small-caliber bullet. Despite their ...

We spent the day exploring remote mangrove islands, searching for the elusive mantis shrimp—and we found giants! Using leftover mackerel as bait, we discovered the shrimp's lairs, and what followed ...