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Rick Fingeret never saw the alligator coming. Not until it was too late. Here's his story of survival and the neighbors who ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

Flying and marine animals are relatively free to follow these shifting niches. Birds and butterflies are two examples. New ...

An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity Areas.' This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

The invasive northern snakehead fish has negatively impacted other fish and the ecosystem in part of the Chesapeake Bay, according to a new study by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

As climate change has destabilized large parts of the local fishing industry, western Washington has turned its focus to the dungeness crab, a valuable species in the state’s fishing and ...