Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

Discover how rapidly declining sea ice is reshaping the future for walruses. The Arctic “death spiral” refers to the rapid loss of sea ice caused by climate change. For walruses, this means losing the ...

Thousands of feet deep in the South Pacific Ocean, a pair of scientists piloted a submersible through the dark waters and scanned the seafloor. Some pale creatures with dozens of tentacles caught ...

It's often called a manatee migration, but Florida's cows aren't leaving state waters in search of some secluded island in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Instead, they're headed upstream and into ...

At a dock on Cape Cod's Buzzards Bay, a group of researchers and marine biology students lie on their stomachs, peering over the wooden planks to examine what living things are stuck underneath. This ...

Walrus mothers and calves depend on the moving sea ice to carry them over this rich source of food. But now, as the sea ice melts farther north, if they stay on their platforms, they'll be carried ...