The deep sea is home to some of the largest and strangest creatures on Earth. Scientists have long noticed a pattern of extreme size at great depths, but the reasons remain debated. Factors like ...

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

Sailfish can reach speeds of almost 70mph and grow up to 3.4m long – these images of them hunting are utterly breathtaking.

Benoit Bourguet, 47, was competing in a rowing race from Spain to Antigua when large waves capsized his single-man vessel.

Antarctic penguins’ breeding season has shifted by a record two weeks as a result of climate change, reveals new research. A ...

According to SFGate, the coyote was seen reaching the island's rocky southern shoreline near the Agave Trail, where a visitor's video captured the animal panting and shivering after the long swim. The ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...

A decade-long study led by Penguin Watch1, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record ...