Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living ...

Researchers have described a new species of deep-sea lanternshark and crab, both with the help of specimens collected from a CSIRO-led 2022 voyage of CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator.

Green sea turtles are no longer an endangered species, thanks to decades of conservation, the International Union for ...

New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths.

Scientists have discovered two new spooky sea creatures living hundreds of metres under the ocean. Find out more here.

The "baby boom" of ochre sea stars that followed a population crash a decade ago is enabling the species to recover on the ...

Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ichthyosaur -- an order of large extinct marine reptiles -- that lived during the Early Jurassic era about 190 million years ago, according to a ...

Paleontology researchers in Europe have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile – often referred to as a "Jurassic sea monster" or "sea dragon" – that existed nearly 183 million years ago.

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The newly discovered ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis was about 10 feet long and had a sword-shaped snout.

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy Fraenkel, executive secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory ...