This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Atlas moths are some of the most beautiful moths on earth, but that comes at a price. Discover why people pay top dollar for ...

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the cushion starfish. These marine animals are famous for their inflated bodies ...

Life began in the sea, and it took a long time to move onto land. Plants started creeping ashore about 475 million years ago. Roughly 100 million years later, the first backboned animals followed. For ...

Intelligent, tool-using, empathetic and self-aware: the distance between humans and other animals is not as great as you ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, ...

What’s armored, covered in worms, and has a rasping tongue? If you said the stuff of nightmares, you’re not wrong. Luckily, however, the critter in question is pretty small—and now famous. Meet ...

Summary A dead whale washed ashore at Sheri Beach, in Monrovia, tangled in a fishing net. By the time authorities arrived, only bones remained -- exposing gaps in Liberia's coastal response system.

The Spinosaurus is a sail-backed, crocodile-snouted dinosaur that Hollywood depicted as a giant terrestrial predator capable ...

A BIZARRE ancient sea creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth has been uncovered. The creature’s mouth was so ...

In celebration of World Wildlife Day on 3rd March, we’re shining a light on the incredible diversity of life in our seas. Here, we take a closer look at some marine species that share their names with ...

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.