SINGAPORE – Protecting and restoring mangroves, as well as establishing “coastal corridors” in areas where intensive ...

The U.S. is home to some of the world’s most fascinating prehistoric animals—creatures that have survived for millions of ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

In early August, blue crab fans took over Lewes, Delaware, for the Crab Pot Jamboree, where the biggest catch was learning ...

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to ...

At one time, San Diego was known as the “tuna capitol of the world,” with two of the nation’s largest canneries right here ...

Tropical mangroves shelter nurseries of creatures and protect coastlines during storms. A group of Darwin artists has ...

The foot-long crustacean has been named Bathynomus vaderi ... Isopods are related to pillbugs seen on land and scientists estimate that there are about 10,000 species. Giant isopods of the genus ...

Freshwater habitats are also being damaged by conversion of land for agriculture ... The assessment found that crabs, crayfish and shrimps face the highest extinction risk of the groups studied ...

Over time, they’ve branched out into thousands of species living in oceans, rivers, and even on land. Crabs and lobsters are some of the standout members of this group with their ten legs (often ...

Almost a quarter of main freshwater animal species including fish, shrimps and crabs are threatened with ... dams and shifts in agricultural land use. The study examined more than 23,000 animals ...