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

Learn why blue whale calves are prime orca targets and how their massive mothers use slipstreams, allies, and shockwaves to keep them alive.

Bringing extinct animals back sounds like science fiction, but it’s becoming real science. Companies like Colossal want to revive species like the dodo and woolly mammoth using cloning and ...

From pangolin tracking in Kenya to walking the sand dunes of Namibia, these nocturnal safaris reveal wildlife few travelers ever see.

New technology enables us to perceive sounds beyond human hearing range, allowing a new perspective on our place on the planet.

Marine life researchers are tracking a mysterious pod of orcas recently spotted moving through the Salish Sea.

Discover the neural similarities of seals to particularly vocal birds and even humans, suggesting the foundations of speech may not be uniquely human after all.

Human speech is one of the most complex abilities in the animal kingdom. People can learn new words, control their voices, and produce many different sounds. Most animals cannot do this. Scientists ...

The avian flu outbreak that killed 30 elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park last month, resulting in its partial closure and canceling tours for the season, has spread to at least two other marine ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't? The journal Science published the research led by Emory University and the ...

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.