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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, ...

Marine scientists say artificial reefs can help reduce coastal erosion and keep large materials out of landfills.

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A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

Scientists are exploring marine microbes to combat antimicrobial resistance and develop new drugs from oceanic genetic ...

The Murcia tracksites confirm that straight-tusked elephants, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, crossed Spain’s southeastern coastal ...

Dexter shared that whenever the penguins waddle by, the team pauses the science for a few minutes of fun. On their way back ...

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

From giant stick bugs to rarely seen sea creatures, these animal videos fascinated us—and led to new scientific discoveries.

These six award-winning polar images reveal how Arctic wildlife survives at the coldest edge of the living world. Here’s a ...