In August 2020, Vikash Tatayah at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation made a phone call he never expected to make. He had “an unusual request,” he recounts telling friends in the U.K. who owned a ...

Deep beneath the ocean surface lies a mysterious underwater chasm that has captivated scientists worldwide. The Dragon Hole, ...

Half a billion years ago, a shallow sea in what is now Siberia teemed with creatures that look more like science fiction than prehistory. Locked in that ancient seabed, scientists have now identified ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary escapes aren’t found in distant lands or exotic locales—they’re tucked away in the northeastern corner of South Dakota, where Hartford Beach State Park creates a ...

There’s a magical place in northeastern South Dakota where the prairie suddenly gives way to forested hills, dramatic bluffs, ...

Have you ever dreamed of getting up close with exotic animals like sloths, wolves, and other fascinating creatures? At North ...

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima is a known producer of diarrhetic ...

Algae blooms are expanding across the world's oceans. The first global study of floating algae was recently released by ...

The Port of San Diego has received a $200,000 grant to continue its fight against invasive algae in the San Diego Bay.