We mourn the passing of Jean Beasley, who’s name you may know of as the executive director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation center.The ...

Despite being unlawful to possess or sell in several states, including Oregon, the 'hairy' creatures may still enter the US through illegal food trade channels before being released alive into state ...

Animals are endowed with some amazing features that make them unique and one of a kind. Similarly, some creatures don’t just ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

Shipworms have earned quite the reputation for their ability to live inside and feed on submerged wood, Jace Tunnell writes.

The first-place-winning video captures the self-pollination of a thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia), a plant found ...

Archaeologists in coastal Norway have uncovered a Viking-Age grave that is forcing specialists to rethink what they know ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

Blending into the surroundings or camouflage is one of nature’s most fascinating survival strategies. Many creatures, from ...

Within George Washington's lore is his penchant for a tiny sea creature sometimes found inside oysters. Turns out, he's not ...

A mysterious deep-sea creature has just helped scientists solve a long-standing evolutionary puzzle. The vampire squid—an ...

A team of scientists pored over hundreds of studies and found “ample evidence” that climate change is worsening plastic ...