An 11-pound male red fox, estimated to be about 2 years old, is under veterinary care at the Bronx Zoo after stowing away on a cargo ship that crossed the Atlantic Ocean from England to the United ...

Those bizarre sea creatures that light up like carnival rides are actually ctenophores, which have an ancient brainlike structure.

Some beautiful animals look as if they were designed by humans. Birds are gorgeous creatures, coming in many different colors, shapes, and sizes. One example is the razorbill, which is famous for its ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Mongooses may look like small, unremarkable predators, but their unique abilities make them one of the most unusual builds in the animal kingdom. With venom resistance, coordinated team tactics, and ...

Pre-K students at Saint Teresa Regional School, Runnemede, hug their own little stuffed animal penguins. Youngsters in the school’s pre-K3 ...

Explore seven jelly creatures found off the Oregon coast, from Velella velella and moon jellies to giant lion’s mane, with graphics showing size, stings and other key facts.

Fifty-eight sea turtles in critical care have been bestowed with themed nicknames as part of their recovery process before they are released back out into the wild.

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

Tiny blue creatures are washing up on Oregon beaches again. Here’s what they are and why researchers think big strandings are more common after warmer winters.

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...