Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them make diving decisions and avoid drowning.

While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a March 18 ...

Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

A seastar that specializes in living on pieces of wood that have fallen into the ocean is among the top 10 new marine species ...

Xystodesmus fasciatus, with up to 19 segments, was discovered in a Japanese cedar forest on the Satsuma peninsula and is named for its “vividly banded” body made up of alternating “pale-greyish” and ...

In Vietnam, it is served as food after being steamed, grilled, stir-fried or cooked with fried rice. Read more at ...