They wash up on our beaches regularly now. It’s a chance to appreciate these remarkable, complex creatures – but from a distance ...

Sea stars move at a crawling pace, sometimes imperceptibly slow. But attached to the underside of each arm, tiny, hydraulic suction cups called tube feet work to propel the animal forward on rocky ...

Explore 25 things you didn't know could survive extreme conditions. Discover incredible organisms, from frozen frogs to radiation-proof microbes, that thri ...

Strong onshore winds this week brought in one of the Gulf’s more unusual drifters, the purple sea snail. While riding my e-bike on the beach, I found around a dozen washed ashore, many of them still ...

There are many poorly understood links in the food web, often referred to as trophic relationships. Out in East Antarctica, a ...

Field expeditions in marine biology can be unpredictable. Sometimes, they yield little more than old barnacles; other times, ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These species have evolved appearances that seem more like science fiction than ...

In this week's Cringe Report, we've got a nepo baby cage match, an awkward moment on board Artemis II, and Trump's most ...

is crimson creature glides through the twilight zone with rainbows dancing up and down its body but to predators it’s ...

A Tasmanian sailor has returned from a months-long odyssey with tales of sea monsters, aliens and pirates after becoming one of the fastest Australians to sail the globe.

The portunid crab is native to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, but now it’s being found in the Mediterranean. Here's why ...

Oak holds immense social and ecological importance in the Indian Himalayan regions. It ensures conservation of soil, water, ...