In what amounts to a prehistoric case of mistaken identity, a preserved fossil turns out to be an entirely new species ...

BirdLife International’s new Red List assessment reveals the shocking impact of climate change on Emperor Penguins.

Explore the fascinating process of drawing an Atlantic Wolffish in this step-by-step tutorial. From initial sketching to ...

A team of international and local scientists has captured incredible footage of animals hundreds of meters below the surface ...

While Paso Robles may be 25 miles away from the nearest beach, on Thursday morning, a little piece of the ocean traveled to Creston Village Assisted Living and Memory Care. With the help of the ...

Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

Inspired by the theories of D’Arcy Thompson, scientists combined theoretical and experimental approaches to establish ‘mechanotypes’ as the physical links between genes and body shapes. Pictured are ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more ...

It’s that time of year again: a “blue wave” of creatures is washing ashore on Texas beaches as strong winds push them inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and a marine expert urges beachgoers not to pick ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One of the many things the Virginia Aquarium does is help sick animals. The specialized veterinarians at the aquarium want to teach other vets to do what they do, so they’ve ...