A virus that has long circulated among shrimp and fish now appears to have crossed into humans, causing a persistent ...

The world’s oceans are home to an incredible range of life, from massive predators to small, unusual creatures that thrive in ...

A virus seems to have jumped from marine animals into people for the first time ever, and it is causing serious vision ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

Scientists reveal how nudibranchs create dazzling colors through microscopic crystals, unlocking a surprising marine mystery.

Species are vanishing faster than ever, and many are disappearing before scientists even know they exist. Now, an ...

In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s ...

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the cushion starfish. These marine animals are famous for their inflated bodies ...

Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help preserve biodiversity in Earth’s oceans. Why bother measuring animals’ body size? In an article in Global ...

Legend has it that physicist Ernest Rutherford once dismissed all sciences other than physics as mere “stamp collecting.” (Whether he actually said it is a matter of some debate.) But we now live in ...

A toxic algae bloom in coastal waters has killed dozens of marine animals, including whales and dolphins, between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, and the area has been labeled an extreme danger zone by ...

New regulations imposing fines of up to €20,000 and possible imprisonment of up to one year for offences involving protected marine species came into force on Tuesday, as authorities mov;’e to ...