Last year was a real mussel year, with up to 1000 times more mussels than usual in some areas along the West Coast.

It’s a good day to be a marine biologist: a bundle of new species has been found living among the deep-sea methane seeps off ...

Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on ...

Mevagissey is the classic gorgeous Cornish fishing village. It is modest, discreet, and very entertaining. Every area ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

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Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

The Great Barrier Reef is known for its biodiversity, breathtaking coral formations, and importance in marine life. Learn why ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...