For a long time, the prevailing theory was that dinosaurs were already in decline before the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth ...

Great white sharks are at risk of extinction in the Mediterranean Sea, which is among the most heavily exploited fisheries on ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

A new study on African penguins links food shortages and fishing to adult survival losses, raising the risk of extinction.

Most closely related to dugongs, it was discovered in 1741 by biologist Georg Wilhelm Steller, after the expedition to North ...

North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the coast of Brevard near Canova Park on Wednesday. After a three-game comeback ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

Irrawaddy dolphins are rapidly disappearing across Asia. Scientists warn that fishing nets, pollution and habitat loss are ...

A new research forecast has revealed when thousands of glaciers around the world will collapse as a result of climate change.

A dense Arctic bonebed shows marine life and ocean food webs recovered far faster than scientists once believed after mass ...