Freshwater and sea turtles may look similar, but neither one could survive in the other's territory for these reasons.

All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. However, some species are faring better than others.

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The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

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While many of the fish, cetaceans and other more conspicuous or “charismatic” animals have been well studied, a whole world ...

Visitors to Seaside might be surprised, and a little grossed out, to find thousands of transparent, blubbery, worm-like ...

Thousands of these gelatinous creatures get stranded on Oregon beaches, where they become a feast for seagulls and marine ...

New advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way scientists explore and understand some of the most ...

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're ...

Dartmouth pupils met Devon author Erin Allgrove for a storytelling session packed with shipwrecks, treasure and talking ...