At the same time, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has established a seven-member Data Center Advisory Committee to study the broader ...

Photis Gaitanos' rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking ...

This weird-looking creature has been mistaken for a lot of things, including a whale placenta and a sea monster as well as a garbage bag. And less often, it’s recognized for what it is: a jellyfish!

You might not think of a sea creature as helpful in the prevention of climate change, but sperm whales have been doing their ...

At first glance, it looks like an alien eye—a gorgeous blue iris around a carmel-colored pupil, thick eyelashes radiating out ...

The name mikazuki isn’t random. It is a nod to the local history of the Tohoku region, derived from the Japanese word for ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

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Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

A diver in Monterey Bay recently had a close encounter with a deep-sea fish normally found at depths of 3,000 feet, NOAA ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...