Emperor cichlids, large fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa, don't like being stared at, especially if someone's gaze is directed at their offspring. Those are the findings of a new study ...

Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate ...

A reader dismayed at the sameness of coming-out novels has yet to encounter Madeleine Dunnigan’s “Jean” (Norton). Her debut ...