THE kayaker who was swallowed whole by a humpback whale and was miraculously uninjured has revealed what the ordeal was like. Adrian Simancas found himself inside the mouth of the 50-foot animal ...

Last summer, the Vancouver Aquarium started offering sea otter encounters, and the Straight had the chance to see what it was like to interact a little more closely with the aquarium’s fluffiest ...

SPRINGFIELD — A revamped exhibit at the Springfield Science Museum begins with an eastern box turtle as a greeter, a colony ...

A sea turtle that found itself stranded more than a mile from the ocean in November finally made its way back home.

Mino was rescued in June from the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County at just 55 pounds. Mino came from SeaWorld Florida and ...

What started as an enchanting underwater performance quickly turned into a nightmare for 22-year-old Russian performer Masha ...

Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

No matter where you are in South Florida, it’s never that far from the Everglades. Yet it takes someone like painter Magnus Sodamin to capture the famous ecosystem at its peak of beauty.

The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress ...

The Australian redclaw crayfish, an aggressive crustacean native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, has been spotted in South Texas.

A petition with more than 400 signatures wants the Woodbridge Council to establish a animal welfare ordinance to ban zoos ...