This week, solve the mystery of an ancient human ancestor’s fossil, meet a new generation of dire wolves, spy April’s full moon, and more.

People living in Bronze Age-era Denmark may have been able to travel to Norway directly over the open sea, according to a new study. To complete this study, the research team developed a new computer ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

In fact, all our favorite marine animals – sharks and dolphins, turtles and rays, and all those pretty colored fish in our ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

while forcing rescuers to make tough choices about "which animals to save." The West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network says it is receiving more than 100 calls a day about sea lions having ...

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A deranged sea creature that stalked and attacked a surfer in California was likely poisoned, officials say. Photo by Vladimir Kudinov via Unsplash A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate ...

300m below the sea surface offers fresh insights into how ecosystems function beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet. Until now, very little is known about creatures living beneath ...

Locals were in awe after stumbling across a rarely-seen sea creature on the shore of a popular Aussie beach. A pair of Darwin residents were going for a morning stroll on Casuarina Beach late last ...