What is an ocean quahog? How long do they live for? Nick Baker explains the secrets behind the world’s oldest ever animal ...

We tend to think of animals as short-lived, especially when we compare their lifespans to human lifespans. But some species ...

For many years, scientists believed that life in Utah’s Great Salt Lake was extremely limited. Its caustic, hyper-saline ...

The scientific community has gotten very good at predicting where storms will hit, but it is more difficult to predict storm intensity. That’s why researchers at the University of Delaware are looking ...

The Atlantic giant cockle is one of the largest mollusks in the ocean. Read here to learn about them and their large tongue.

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...

Sensors attached to animals gather valuable data to track and mitigate the human influence on marine life. The review paper emphasizes the importance of integrating data from various sources and ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

You’d think that animals adapted to life in the open ocean would ignore arbitrary distinctions like ‘Pacific’ and ‘Atlantic.’ But they don’t. Or, at least, this month’s Bizarre Beasts, the sea snakes, ...

Dive to places uninhabitable by humans and encounter regal whales and colorful reef life. Ocean Animals features the world’s most charismatic animals that inhabit a realm humans can only fleetingly ...