The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

A giant starfish, known as a gray sea star, was spotted recently crawling around a Port Aransas beach and viewer Christine ...

The marine mammal — an infrequent visitor to the shores of the Emerald Isle — was spotted in the Waterford Estuary on the ...

New England's largest indoor sandbox will open in Massachusetts this spring, featuring interactive exhibits and play stations ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

A team of explorers rappelled into the shaft-like cave and found a “pinkish” animal living in a cold river of the “deep dark zone.” Take a look.

BENEATH the grey waters off southern England, 400 million mussels cling to ropes dangling from buoys spread across an area ...

By helmutvogler The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, reveal that this ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back over 500 million ...