Piping plovers are also probably the best known of the federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species in ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...

Ellen Spiegel discusses her story about how federal changes to the endangered species program will affect CT animals.

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

World Sea Turtle Day is recognized on June 16. Sea turtles are so important to the ocean and so special to our beaches.

An endangered sea turtle found stuck in a forested area near a beach while upside down was rescued in Honduras. Footage shows ...

Cruises and Tourism are affecting a critical whale shark habitat off the coast of Mexico. Whale sharks are endangered with ...

Scientists uncover rare parasitic snails living inside sea cucumbers in Japan—offering new insights into unusual animal relationships.

Scientists have made the first comprehensive marine wildlife size database to help scientists better understand ocean ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of ...

Camouflage is Mother Nature's greatest form of deception, and these animals are doing it better than any others.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...