A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

Deep beneath the waters off Argentina’s coast, scientists have uncovered a hidden world of life.

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Award-winning dive operator funds whale shark satellite tagging, supports girls in science, and gives divers a direct ...

The foods of Greenland are closely linked to Indigenous traditions and sustenance harvesting of food sources. That makes ...

One of the most impressive experiences you can have with wildlife kicks off with a shouted command. "Come on, come on, come on -- into the water," guide Georgia Clements yelled to her guests.

A widely publicized killer whale attack once seemed to explain why white sharks disappeared from a key aggregation site. Long-term tracking now suggests the reality is more nuanced. Killer whales (Orc ...

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...

For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for processing dim light and cones for ...

Conservation teams released 158 giant tortoises at two sites on the Galápagos island of Floreana to help restore the species' ...

A bulky shape drifted through dim water nearly half a kilometer below the Antarctic surface, moving slowly over a pale seabed ...