When it comes to fastest animal, we usually think of cheetahs, but many ocean creatures also boast spectacular sprints – here ...

Off the western shores of Central and South America, there is a Lovecraftian, lava-licked realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean. There, on the seafloor, volcanically powered exhaust ports known as ...

Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

While much research has focused on the striking differences in biodiversity between tropical and temperate regions, another, equally dramatic, pattern has gone largely unstudied: the differences in ...

Sea otters are one of nature’s most fascinating creatures, beloved for their playful personalities and critical role in ...

Kansas City’s new Sobela Ocean Aquarium is a world-class facility home to nearly 8,000 animals in 34 habitats ranging from small tanks to a giant 400,000-gallon shark tank. The 65,000-sf facility ...

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to survive. From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many ...

PORTLAND, Maine – This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish. The ...

A new analysis looks at how effective fishing closures are at reducing accidental catch. Researchers found that permanent marine protected areas are a relatively inefficient way to protect marine ...