You might think that the neotropics are one big mating party, but even in places that stay green and vibrant year-round, ...

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed ...

A rare type of sea turtle is on the road to recover at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. But this reptile is the offspring of a surprising parent duo: a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle ...

Giant, fearsome octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas, according to new research that flips the script on their ...

North Carolina's sea turtle nesting season is here. Learn how beachgoers can help protect these endangered animals.

Love is in the air, or should we say water… for local sea turtles. April is the mating season for Lowcountry sea turtles, ...

The ancestor of all anglerfish didn’t live in the dark abyss, but it was a bottom-dweller in the shallows. In the late ...

Porcupines might seem out of place in the Garden State, but they do live in the forests of northwestern New Jersey, at the southeastern limit of their trans-continental range. And April, when they ...

We know very little about the processes that lead to a reeruption of supervolcanoes such as the mostly underwater Kikai caldera in Japan (pictured) and are therefore ill-equipped to make predictions.

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Event: Release of Giant Turtles as Part of the Floreana Project Date: February 20, 2026 Location: Floreana Island, Galápagos National Park Leading Institution: Galápagos National Park Directorate ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of ...