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Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...

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This bold, statement-making animal print is everywhere right now. We explored what its resurgence signals, and spoke with 29 tastemakers to learn why it’s their go-to pattern.

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Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay. The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

Everyone’s favorite white shark, Contender, is back on the move again, this time toward warmer seas for the winter. Contender caught attention in January, when he was tagged by nonprofit OCEARCH, off ...

Everyone's favorite white shark, Contender, is back on the move again, this time toward warmer seas for the winter.

From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world.