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

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

Marine fossils discovered in England’s Peak District reveal detailed life from a tropical sea that covered the region 340 ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our understanding of prehistoric life. Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous ...

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren't safe from them in rivers either. Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the ...

The internet is obsessed with a dog who has befriended local wildlife in his home by the sea. Ash the poodle lives in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, with his owner Meredith, 53. The seaside town is ...

New research sheds light on a massive prehistoric sea lizard that once held unmatched control over ancient oceans. Fossils reveal a predator engineered for speed, precision, and overwhelming strength.

An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. Note to editors: Photos of the Al Maszhabiya site and fossils, an artist’s reconstruction of the new species in life ...