Beach dunes may look like sand covered in weeds, but there’s more to these mounds than meets the eye. It’s illegal to ...

The waters off Rhode Island offer rich fishing grounds, and the DEM lists 37 with record or notable saltwater sportfish ...

Ancient marine animals called conodonts possessed incredibly sharp feeding elements. New research shows these extinct creatures had sharper tips than any living vertebrate. Scientists used advanced ...

The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease. Here’s why the world’s biggest shark eventually vanished off the ...

In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

From baby teeth to ‘conveyor belt’ molars, here’s why humans—and other mammals –grow and replace their teeth in such ...

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

Endangered species, including tiger body parts, shark fins and pangolin scales, are being offered for sale on Facebook, BBC News has found. One Chinese user posted videos of a tiger in a cage that was ...

Sharks’ teeth, renowned for their sharpness and regenerative capabilities, play a crucial role in their predatory success. However, recent studies highlight a growing concern about the impact of ocean ...

Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head. Credit: Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida. Deep in the ocean, ...