In the summer of 1948, naturalist Charles J. Guiguet spent four months on the Goose Island Archipelago, a cluster of ...

Two species of Desertas Island land snails were thought to have gone extinct until scientists found small remaining colonies.

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely ...

Scientists discovered the 1-foot-long animal while aboard a submersible several miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look.

The world has over 100,000 islands, and most have been explored. But some remain a mystery to most of the … Continue reading ...

A Snowy Owl was seen daily on the island again this winter for about two weeks but was not seen for more than a week before count and has not been seen since. Thirteen species of ducks and 91 Canada ...

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long creature with “blade-shaped” teeth in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Nattasuda Donbundit via Pauwels, Donbundit, Sumontha and ...