Screenshot from the footage of a sleeper shark seen in Antarctica's waters. Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre. Sharks are ancient creatures—even older than land dinosaurs— ...

Whether capturing them on film, containing them in amusement parks, or subjecting them to scientific experiments, our curiosity about whales and dolphins has compelled us to capture them out of the ...

ONE of the most popular destinations in Brittany for holidaymakers was also once a thriving hub for pirates. If you want to explore it now, you’ll find beautiful beaches, and a natural tidal ...

Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too big for individual action to matter but when personal choices add up, the impact can be significant.

The vast ocean hides a world that continues to amaze and sometimes startle us. Divers and fishermen have shared incredible footage of marine animals that look like they belong in another dimension.

In this slideshow, we highlight some of the largest fish swimming the oceans today, exploring just how big they get and where they are found. Here is another big fish in the ocean: the very elusive ...

The deep sea is integral in ocean cycling processes that carry nutrients and oxygen all over our planet. This underexplored realm is the basis of food chains that sustain billions of people and helps ...

The southern elephant seal population in South Africa has seen its conservation status improve from near threatened to least concern, with a recent assessment citing the absence of serious threats to ...

In A Nutshell Elephant whiskers have “physical intelligence”: Three built-in gradients (geometry, porosity, and stiffness) work together to amplify touch signals and encode contact location without ...

We interviewed the Lieutenant Colonel deployed to the White Continent to find out how penguins behave and how they approach ...

The large district with a small population is stuck between a rates rock and a hard debt ceiling, and its foray into property development won't provide an escape path.