Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

From quirky shapes to wacky abilities, the animal kingdom never ceases to amaze us! It is full of bizarre eyes that defy ...

But sea cucumbers are a prized delicacy in East Asia, where demand has fueled a black market for the spiny sea creatures, Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo reported in May.

Off the east coast of China, researchers discovered an unusual spiky creature feeding on a jellyfish-like species called a hydroid. In recent years, similar specimens were recorded in that region of ...

Welcome to the wild side of cute. If you thought pets were the peak of adorable, get ready to change your mind.From African ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that could erode the reef past the point of no return, new research has found ...

In addition to posing a threat to swimmers, sea urchins in this popular snorkeling and diving spot in Hawaii are also harming ...

British nature writer Richard Mabey argues for “the generosity to reset the power balance between ourselves and the natural ...

Ellen Goethel is a marine biologist and the owner of Explore the Ocean World Oceanarium at 367 Ocean Blvd. at Hampton Beach.

An ochre sea star tries to blend into a kelp forest off Point Loma, California. All 20 species of west coast sea stars suffered during the die-off, which began in 2013. ByChris Iovenko Photographs ...

The underwater world is packed with odd-looking creatures, but some of the most confusing are fish that look almost exactly ...

Let’s be honest—some fancy foods are more about status than flavor. Here are the ones people politely pretend to love.