Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to ...

The United Nations Ocean Conference, held June 9-13 in Nice, France, saw some progress on better protecting the hundreds of ...

Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated relationship with these controversial marine mammals.

Mark Newberger's garden on Mount Ashland features native plant species that support monarch butterflies and other pollinators ...

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to see the biggest animal on Earth and the group is calling it a “once in ...

The South is teeming with wildlife on land, sea and swamp. To observe ponies, gators, elk and dolphin in their natural habitats, here are a handful of scenic destinations and guided tours ripe for ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, delivers that feeling in spades. Perched majestically atop Pine Mountain in Harlan County, this 1,283-acre slice of Appalachian heaven offers the kind ...

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

The odd-looking sunfish has a large, flat, round body with small fins. (Bill Hopper) The depths of the sea hold life forms that are truly beautiful, truly ...

Authorities in a South Carolina coastal town were surprised to discover a shelled creature found wandering through a neighborhood was a non-native tortoise.

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved ...

The project comes at a perilous moment for these creatures. Since 2022, sea urchins have been plagued by a scuticociliate, a single-celled pathogen that eats away at the animals’ soft tissue and ...