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

For the first time, confirmation of the deadly H5N1 virus has been detected in California's elephant seal population.

As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time ...

The documentary A Life Illuminated will make its Washington, D.C., premiere on March 19, the first night of the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, where Mongabay is a media partner. The film traces the ...

While supporting the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel, American soldiers came across 10 abandoned dogs they knew they could ...

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

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

Rare blue dragon sea slugs are washing up on Texas beaches. Researchers warn the tiny creatures may be beautiful, but they ...

New research suggests oysters may rely on hidden microbes to help build their shells and maintain chemistry as oceans grow more acidic.

An 11-year-old fossil hunter helped scientists discover remains of a giant marine reptile that lived about 202 million years ago and may have been the largest sea reptile ever.