Global study of more than 23,000 marine mollusk species projects major shifts in body size by 2100 — including surprising growth in some animals and ocean regions.

The common octopus is a warm water species that usually lives in the temperate waters of the Mediterranean.

A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers shows that nearly 23% of short-finned pilot whales that stranded over 13 years in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of plastic ropes, netting, fishing gear and plastic bags that were discarded in the ocean.

Ocean plastic pollution is accidentally on the menu for southern giant petrel chicks.

Many lizards have nanoscopic hairs covering their bodies. A study by Kiel University shows that these structures may help them survive in the desert.

They live in some of the most inaccessible waters on Earth, where ocean temperatures hover around freezing. 

How are butterflies in the Alps responding to rising temperatures?

An eastern box turtle living in the New Hope Creek watershed near Duke’s campus wants to leave its habitat in search of resources or a mate.

Botany professor Ansgar Kahmen has been studying Switzerland’s forests for years. 

Nearly 30 years ago, a simple question sent University of Washington researchers into the Puget Sound lowlands to look for birds.