In a river of southern China, a “slender” creature with “tiny scales” under its skin paused to rest along the gravel riverbed. Its coloring helped it blend in, but not well enough. Nearby scientists ...

This week, Australia’s Minderoo Foundation announced a plan to help fill in the glaring blanks and track elusive ocean ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

Scientists have made a rare discovery off the coast of Portugal, where a frilled shark, a species that has remained nearly ...