On the ocean floor, many animals rely not on speed, but on defense. Echinoderms include sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, all sharing unusual body structures and survival strategies. Some are ...

A long-term study in Fiji shows they form preferred social relationships, avoid certain individuals, and change how social ...

A fossilized skull and jawbones found belonged to a crested dinosaur that lived 95 million years ago— the first new species ...

Here's what's being done to help an endangered sea turtle recover after being found on a Texas beach in rough shape.

Critically endangered Māui dolphins cannot afford losses; learn how scientists study carcasses to protect every living animal ...

A single egg now helps scientists study hidden male sea turtles and understand their role in survival and long term conservation.

Villagers on a remote island in Papua New Guinea have been warned not to eat fish until scientists can identify the cause of ...

The Delmarva Discovery Museum has announced on Facebook that its last day in operation will be March 20, 2026. Here's what to ...

The Blaschka Glass Invertebrates Collection was recently moved from Corson-Mudd Hall to the Museum of the Earth. The ...

Every year around March 17, stories about Saint Patrick begin to resurface across Ireland and beyond. Among them, one tale ...

Fossils found in Niger belong to a newly identified Spinosaurus species that had a dramatic skull crest and likely hunted fish by wading, researchers reported.

Researchers have discovered the oldest known audio recording of a whale song, made in 1949 off the coast of Bermuda. As reported by Associated Press, .