Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising ...

One of the world's most endangered whales that was first identified two years off the coast of County Donegal has been ...

In a scientific first, researchers have recorded how quickly microplastics pass through the gut of zooplankton to better understand marine plastic pollution.

After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as temperatures drop. A major rescue and rehabilitation response is underway to save ...

Bar-Ilan University study shows that even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the idea that a ...

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

A wildlife photographer has captured what are believed to be the first underwater images of the rare, elusive Ross seal.

Whale ancestors were terrestrial mammals that walked on four legs. This bone structure that helped them walk eventually ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...