La Brea Tar Pits has the highest global concentration of dire wolf fossils. They lived in the region for at least 50,000 years, disappearing about 13,000 years ago.

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

The state of the art Carl Zeiss Velvet star projector is silhouetted by its images of the night skies along with zodiac ...

Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

WWF will lend its global brand to the dramatic public art and climate activation, THE HERDS, in a bid to inspire people ...

The whales are now headed north. In just the last two weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay, one of which ...

Here's a gorgeous sea serpent illustration from 1753. This drawing is said to be from a witness sketch, and was originally ...

The more corroded marine structures in an area, the more potential new homes for the marine larvae to attach to and grow on.

She lurks right outside New York City with her parrot, Lestat. When not writing, she can be found drawing, playing the piano or shapeshifting. Tiny Sparks May Have Triggered Life on Earth ...

In the vast darkness of the deep sea, where finding a mate can be as challenging as surviving the crushing pressure, anglerfishes have evolved one of nature’s most extraordinary reproductive ...

In total, the fire department said, six different agencies — including a mix of paid and volunteer crews — worked on the rescue, drawing on ... tides, animals, all that kind of stuff, ...