Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving 3-acre reef in the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. It is among the latest oyster reefs restored by the ...

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring ...

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a ...

Invasive apple snails continue to spread in San Antonio’s River Walk. Officials are testing new barrier systems to curb reproduction.

You've heard of the battle of the sexes—but these 7 animal species take it pretty seriously. Join Michael Aranda for a new ...

From African cichlids to Oscars and mollies, the diversity was surprising. This piece focuses on how one runoff point turned into a collection of aquarium species in the wild.

In London, the Natural History Museum released its 2025 list of newly described species, formally adding 262 plants and animals into the scientific record. A species name gives researchers a shared ...

Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild. When you purchase through links ...

After decades of confusion, scientists have finally identified a new species hiding in plain sight. The Beni greenlet (Hylophilus moxensis) in habitat near San Ramón, Beni, Bolivia, on January 10, ...

A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research, has identified and described a new species of bush tomato with a ...

“I had aquaria starting from age 5 or 6,” said Rocha. “And I decided to be a biologist when my third-grade science teacher brought in fish for a class. I’ve just always had this attraction to fish and ...