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A RARE sea creature has been found by a little boy on a popular UK beach. The adventurous five-year-old stumbled up the ...

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Scientists exploring the deep waters off Argentina's coast captured footage of a giant phantom jellyfish, a rarely seen ...

AN EXTINCT creature has been found trapped into amber after nearly 40 million years. The doomed animal – which came from a legendary poet’s private collection – is so perfectly preserved ...

A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, ...

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

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.

Australian scientist Yi-Kai Tea is investigating one of the weirdest realms of the ocean – and it’s right on Australia’s doorstep.

IT’S A PUB like no other on earth. From the moment you pull into the car park – flanked on either side by 7ft tall red stiletto heels – you are being watched not by CCTV but by a ...

Whether it’s seaweed cloaks or see-through wings, these animals know how to hide. Meet four masters of disguise who’ve turned camouflage and mimicry into a work of art.