There’s evidence to suggest that the comb jellyfish was the first animal to appear on Earth some 700 million years ago.

Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island’s Tottenville ...

Discover ten incredible living fossils that offer insights into evolutionary history and the importance of conservation.

In the depths of the ocean, a creature called the Monorhaphis chuni sponge is challenging our understanding of longevity.

Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile MarginDeep sea ...

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its first joro spider sighting on Oct. 17. The spider was found in Cades Cove in ...

“I think she can’t help but feel responsible on some level — how could you not — that she built him into this creature who ...

This fall’s Lake Forest Reads selection, Remarkably Bright Creatures is author Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, published by ...