For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even ...

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of nearly 100 feet and weighing more than 300 ...

Some nights, when I should be doing something sensible or useful, I end up looking at pictures of blue whales and feeling very, very tiny. We talk a lot about the megafauna that are gone – mammoths, ...

Long before dinosaurs dominated the planet, Earth was already home to creatures that appear almost unreal by modern standards ...

A list of animated cartoon series that kids who are obsessed with animals can watch to learn about ecosystems, animals and ...

After studying rocks more than 541 million years old, MIT scientists have found new evidence that some of Earth’s first ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...

When Cjay Roughgarden was crafting what would become the largest public art installation in Golden Gate Park’s history, she ...

Sea mines remain one of the most dangerous threats in naval warfare, capable of blocking ports and putting carriers and ...

Jack Black has revealed his regret at turning down the role of Syndrome in The Incredibles, admitting he shouldn’t have been ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...