Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

It’s a good day to be a marine biologist: a bundle of new species has been found living among the deep-sea methane seeps off ...

Last year was a real mussel year, with up to 1000 times more mussels than usual in some areas along the West Coast.

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

A 13-legged Starfish which washed up on a Cumbrian beach has been called an 'exciting find'. The marine invertebrate was found on the Solway Firth by a passerby and has since been identified as a ...

Rocky seashore species in Scotland are being affected by the climate crisis due to warming waters, experts say. An increase ...

Rocky seashore species in Scotland are being affected by the climate crisis due to warming waters, experts say. An increase in the temperature of Scotland’s seas over the last decade is changing ...

Researchers hope to revive the population of sunflower sea stars in an effort to support kelp forests along the California ...

This is compounded by other pressures, such as tropical storms, water pollution and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish. These pressures have ... patterns of life on Earth is how the number of ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...