A sick sea turtle had an incredible stroke of luck Tuesday morning as multiple strangers came together to rescue her after she washed ashore. South Padre Island resident Gail Nunez was taking a ...

Taking that beautiful snail shell could increase the cost of housing for a hermit crab or small shrimp that needs it next.

The new species was found in the Beibu Gulf off the southern coast of China. The research team includes Yichuan Zhang, Yuting ...

Stanford scientists’ pioneering approach can elucidate the migratory patterns of tropical loggerhead turtles across ...

Nudibranchs are gastropod mollusks, like mussels, clams and scallops, but as adults they have no shell, so their soft body ...

Semisulcospira egretta, named after the city bird of Xiamen, the egret, was discovered by researchers in a stream during a ...

The mimic octopus, which lives in sandy habitats devoid of any shelter, even impersonates some of the ocean’s deadliest ...

Researchers on the vessel E/V Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, were surprised to encounter a nautilus in ...

What's the strangest thing you've come across at the beach? For one Sunshine Coast grandmother, it was a "mermaid's purse" — ...

Multiple cold seeps have been identified in the South China Sea and were first found in the northern region in 2004, ...

Clam shells could help scientists understand the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system — and predict whether that ...

More than 30,000 creatures were involved in the count including terrapins, gentoo penguins and sea otters. Aquarists armed with their measuring tapes and clipboards counted more than 30,000 creatures ...