Foraging on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, I explored for edible treasures in the cool waters. I harvested two species of kelp, along with chitons and limpets, common mollusks from the intertidal ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in ...

Around 1000 markings on a slab of rock that was once a seafloor during the Cretaceous period may have been made by sea turtle ...

Scientists uncover a massive 66 million year old egg in Antarctica from a prehistoric sea lizard, rewriting reptile history with stunning details on ancient ocean life.

Researchers were unaware that this large fossil was even an egg until they pierced through its membrane with microscopes and ...

The first cold-stunned sea turtle of the 2025 stranding season was rescued as the season begins, according to a Nov. 10 community announcement. Mass Audubon, the largest nature-based organization in ...

Tsunamis are powerful ocean waves caused by a variety of factors like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, or even ...

The iconic, armored, 14-foot-long Dunkleosteus was something of an "evolutionary oddball,” a new study has revealed.

About 360 million years ago, the shallow sea above present-day Cleveland was home to a fearsome apex predator: Dunkleosteus terrelli. This 14-foot armored fish ruled the Late Devonian seas with ...

It was common years ago to report to the local newspaper if you had managed to grow the “biggest” of anything. From historian Nannie Escola’s newspaper clippings, we found attention focused on the ...

Though they've evolved over the years—but only a little—the twin Bahamian sanctuaries of Harbour Island and Eleuthera are ...

A species of bear that lives in China, almost all of the giant panda’s close relatives are meat-eaters. A few million years ago, giant pandas were too. For some reason that we are still unsure of, ...