I’m crouching in a West African rainforest, staring at a bungalow-sized boulder. The humid air thrums with insects and ...

With tide their clock, gravity their compass and sunlight their fuel, animalgae is a deal-breaking bond. Having shed major ...

One of the most endangered whale species is having babies, but experts warn it isn't enough to help the species recover.

Cuttlefish color change behaves more like a reflex than a mood, because neurons from the brain fire tiny muscles that pull ...

That's because European Union fisheries officials are among watchdogs encouraging people to eat the prolific lionfish as a ...

A towering, centuries old sea creature has been found rising from the seafloor off New Zealand, its branches forming a living ...

Alec Gillis is a name that is as synonymous with the creature effects of the Predator and Alien series as the creators ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Mark Brownlow, a veteran director known for the BBC's award-winning Frozen Planet II and Blue Planet II, has faced danger ...

Scientists are looking into the cells of creatures like whales and mole rats to see if they have lessons for humans.

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...