New research suggests oysters may rely on hidden microbes to help build their shells and maintain chemistry as oceans grow more acidic.

The natural world is full of interesting creatures with unique biological systems. Among the most interesting creatures is the starfish, also referred.

For an oyster, creating an internal environment for calcification that forms its distinctive hard shell is essential. But new Harvard research has found that these bivalves may outsource the work, ...

A bizarre-looking sea turtle left beachgoers doing a double take after it washed ashore in Texas looking like it had a coat of green fur. When rescuers arrived, they realized the animal wasn’t just ...

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.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

In celebration of World Wildlife Day on 3rd March, we’re shining a light on the incredible diversity of life in our seas. Here, we take a closer look at some marine species that share their names with ...

The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

In its efforts to rehabilitate dozens of sea turtles, the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital has given the creatures with font-inspired names ahead of their anticipated summertime release back ...

It sounds almost impossible. Imagine an animal alive today that began life before modern science existed, predating the United States and entire empires that reshaped the world. Yet, marine research ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time ...