Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display incredible diversity. From microscopic mites to giant squid, their ...

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

Learn how fossils form through sedimentation and mineralization. Discover types like moulds, casts, and trace fossils in our ...

One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.

At the end of 2024, the Azores stood as a beacon of hope and a global leader in ocean conservation, having created the ...

Tiny spiders craft life-sized replicas of themselves in a bid to survive predators—nature’s surprising act of deception.

Meet animals that grow for a lifetime, sometimes for centuries, and discover why dinosaurs did not, despite their huge size.

The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively ...

Exotic pets refer to pets from exotic places or non-traditional pets, they include reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and small mammals. What was once a niche hobby has now become a global, ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

This jellyfish is very small in size. Its height and width are about 4.5 millimeters, which is less than the size of a little ...