Life originated in the ocean and there are many more major groups of animals there than on land! For example echinoderms (starfish, urchins, etc.) only occur in the ocean. Despite this, there are far ...

The clip of the rockhopper mom facing off with a giant sea lion comes from National Geographic's upcoming docuseries, ...

The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

A host of dark-dwelling creepy crawlies help plants just as bees and butterflies do. New research is showing just how much the world relies on them.

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the ...

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a ...

A recent groundbreaking study has revealed an astonishing natural event: terrestrial animals that managed to journey across ...

The habitat of one of the world’s cutest endangered animals is being threatened by human-caused climate change. The Caspian seal is the only marine mammal found in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea.

A jawbone dredged up from the seafloor off Taiwan belongs to an ancient human species known as Denisovans, protein fragments ...

A visit to the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim reveals that plant-based items, mango-based dishes and hybrid street ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.