By drawing water into an internal, muscular cavity and forcefully expelling it through a flexible, narrow tube, known as a ...

Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing ...

A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating “photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools” ...

From exploding flocks of green pigeons to ghostly crabs in tide pools, discover how nature’s finest illusionists—on land, in ...

Soar above the rugged beauty of Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona, where the iconic saguaro cacti rise from the ...

The deep ocean is about as mysterious as the depths of outer space, and it's home to some bizarre finds, from tiny angelic creatures to giant worms.

The RMS Titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years, and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged by ...

From the octopus that walks on land to another that grows its own ‘lifejacket’, discover these unusual species ...

Quick Take Picking up a live electric wire and swinging it around sounds like a terrible idea. For the blanket octopus, it is a daily survival strategy. As if eight arms were not enough, this species ...

A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations. Credit... Supported by Visuals and Text by Lena Mucha For ...

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New ...

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Japan said it has taken a significant step in ...