Scientists use weights to keep their camera equipment in place on the seabed – but this ocean dweller was strong enough to ...

Over the long and complicated course of evolutionary history, mammals independently turned towards water to make a home multiple times. While many of the warm-blooded animals that abandoned dry land ...

The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps ...

Researchers used 37 years of data to study predation on blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. They discovered the animals are eating ...

While humans and most other animals rely on one heart to pump blood throughout their bodies, the octopus has a more complicated system. This has enabled it to survive in the harsh environment of the ...

Reviewing those rare encounters, marine scientist Mark C. Benfield at Louisiana State University (LSU) connected scattered sightings and documented the fish alive in its natural depth range. Footage ...

In a world first, scientists that discovered a new type of chiton turned to social media crowdsourcing to come up with the new species' name.

The 30-foot whale, believed to be a humpback, came onto shore at about 3 p.m. between the Newport and Balboa piers ...

A Northborough man was placed on two years probation after admitting to sufficient facts to animal cruelty and assault charges. The charges stemmed from an incident where seven malnourished puppies ...