Old World War II bombs resting on the Baltic Sea floor reveal a remarkable marine ecosystem teeming with life.

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

Animals across diverse species, from crocodiles to birds and even young sea lions, intentionally swallow stones, a practice known as gastrolith ingestion. These stones aid digestion by grinding tough ...

The natural world is full of interesting creatures with unique biological systems. Among the most interesting creatures is the starfish, also referred to as a sea star. Starfish are unique in that ...

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

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

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 ...

Those bizarre sea creatures that light up like carnival rides are actually ctenophores, which have an ancient brainlike structure.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle in critical condition is fighting for her life at the Houston Zoo. What caused her to wash ashore is heartbreaking.

Fifty-eight sea turtles in critical care have been bestowed with themed nicknames as part of their recovery process before they are released back out into the wild.

A Kemp's ridley newborn sea turtle (Lora turtle) makes its way to the sea, as an adult one arrives to lay eggs on Ostional beach, in Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, some 350 km northwest of San ...

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, ...