A new species of primitive reptile, named Marmoretta drescherae, was identified from fossils unearthed in Portugal dating ...

Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

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Two types of bird - the red-backed shrike and black grouse - could be re-introduced along with pine martens as part of the ...

State officials have wrestled with the Salton Sea's deteriorating condition as its water becomes fouler and its footprint ...

Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) threatened species list was updated on ...

Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, confirmed the vessel’s captain had been arrested by Humberside Police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a crew member was presumed dead when a ...

India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – so local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.