The discovery of non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs underneath Arctic sea ice could change our understanding of the food web, as well as the ocean's carbon budget.

Some say ghosts continue to visit the Washington House in Two Rivers, the Maribel Caves Hotel and the Christmas Tree Ship.

Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

Meet the Atlantic wolffish, green humphead parrotfish, and other unusual species with extraordinary adaptations.

When most people picture Egyptian pyramids, they imagine gold treasures and mummy-filled chambers straight out of an ...

Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

In 1947, the Swiss zoologist Rudolf Schenkel published a paper titled “Expression Studies on Wolves.” Based on an eight-year ...

In her latest check-in with the Boston Public Art Triennial, WBUR's Amelia Mason visited Charlestown and Mattapan and saw two ...

The Great Blue Hole is the largest sea hole in the world and is in the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll near the ...

The red-lipped batfish looks like it was designed by someone who couldn’t decide whether they were making a fish, a […] ...

Several stray dogs near the Chernobyl nuclear plant have been found with bright blue fur, leaving experts scrambling to ...

Lions, tigers and bears that managed to survive in substandard conditions at a now-shuttered zoo on the outskirts of Buenos ...