Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...

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 ...

The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve began its free summer aquarium tours Thursday where visitors can learn ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

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Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

A wildlife-loving DIY enthusiast from near Blackpool built a themed bar for less than £100 using recycled materials, and then ...

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by Hollywood.

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 ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

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