After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California ...

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.

Life originated in the ocean and there are many more major groups of animals there than on land! For example echinoderms (starfish, urchins, etc.) only occur in the ocean. Despite this, there are far ...

Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

When you think of blood, the first colour that probably comes to mind is red. That’s true for most animals, including humans.

From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

The habitat of one of the world’s cutest endangered animals is being threatened by human-caused climate change. The Caspian seal is the only marine mammal found in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea.

Known as destinations in their own right, these amazing zoos introduce U.S. audiences to wildlife from around the world.

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

A toxic algae bloom in southern California has sickened dozens of animals, causing them to have seizures and act erratically.