The quarter-sized creatures briefly surfaced during a water-quality survey, offering a fleeting glimpse of a species that ...

While your veins may look blue, it's a common myth that the blood in our bodies is blue because it's deoxygenated. The blood ...

Art often imitates life, and sometimes animals do, too. The enormous jellyfish seen in this YouTube video bears a striking resemblance to the villain from “Star Wars,” but it predates the series by ...

Found in the tropical waters of northern Australia, this species is one of the roughly 50 known species of box jellyfish in ...

North Carolina hides a geological wonder that’s been quietly stunning visitors for centuries. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Seven Springs offers 892 acres of natural drama that somehow remains one ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

The engineers at the University of Surrey are behind Gillbert, a robotic fish designed to filter plastic out of our water.

Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds ...

The US ban on farmed salmon and spiny lobster from Ireland stems from an edict that they do not meet US regulatory standards ...

Hidden treasures often lurk in the most unexpected places – like a plate of transcendent fish and chips in a modest cafe overlooking Hilo Bay. Tucked along the rainier side of the Big Island sits Hilo ...

Found in swampy areas of North America, the star-nosed mole's titular appendage consists of 22 probes with 25,000 sensory receptors, which it uses to feel its way around, and to identify and eat prey ...

I still remember the exact moment the photo hit my phone. I was standing in a muddy driveway in Massachusetts, coffee going cold in my hand, staring at an image that simply refused to make sense. A ...