As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South ...

Q. I enjoy learning about bizarre animals like the terrestrial one you recently wrote about called a hammerhead worm. With all the strange animals found on land, the oceans must ...

The dull, gray creature, dredged from the muddy bottom of the North Atlantic ... an Icelandic word meaning “ocean mystery” — was the longest-living individual animal ever found by scientists.

Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

Researchers at Saint Mary's University have acquired funding that will help them update a DNA database for the critically ...

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

Dartmouth researchers say zooplankton could help bury carbon in the ocean. The key to that process? Sprinkling clay dust on ...

Congressman Jeff Van Drew promised to "fight tooth and nail" to stop offshore wind farms from being built off New Jersey.

Noise levels in the world's oceans are rising and some startups in Atlantic Canada are hoping technological advancements can lessen the impact on marine animals. The increased ocean noise is due ...

The Ocean Quahog has turned heads with its astonishing lifespan. Found in the icy depths of the North Atlantic, these ...

Over 75 extremely rare sea creatures — about “ 20% of the entire population ” — were spotted off the Maine coast, photos show ...

setting the record for the oldest known animal at that time. Ocean quahogs inhabit the North Atlantic Ocean, with burrows as deep as 20 to 200 meters. It is believed that their slow growth rate ...