An attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice requested extra time to respond to a recent lawsuit against a trio of federal ...

An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter “ was found unusually far from the water during low tide, and his mother was ...

In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Collaboratory has released ...

Long known only as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Saint Helena is in fact a sanctuary of rare biodiversity, dramatic ...

In the deep blue waters of the world’s oceans, some of the most intelligent and social creatures on Earth are engaging in ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

The study, led by biologists at Harvard University found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures have lived off of this whale’s body by stripping it and burrowing into ...

Renowned for its natural beauty and ecological preservation, Costa Rica is ramping up efforts to become a contender in global ...

These top predators eat smaller animals, balancing the populations of fish and other marine life. For example, sharks protect ...