Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have uncovered an array of remarkable finds off the coast of Argentina, including the world’s largest known Bathelia candida coral reef, 28 new animal ...

What is an ocean quahog? How long do they live for? Nick Baker explains the secrets behind the world’s oldest ever animal ...

The list includes animal and plant species identified as key for Alderney. Here are a few mentioned: Birds such as the ...

Just 10 miles off the northern tip of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, rich in Neolithic relics and nature reserves. The area draws birders and historians from around the ...

The Scottish SPCA has urged people not to touch any puffins found on beaches and instead call the charity for advice.

An "exciting opportunity" to work on a beautiful and remote Scottish archipelago has come up, with the National Trust for Scotland looking to hire a ranger on St Kilda. Accommodation on the island ...

Atlantic puffins spend much of their lives beyond human view, scattered across the cold waters of the North Atlantic. They only return to land during breeding season, and even then, only in remote ...

Division the North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear on Dec. 3 NOAA Fisheries Service/Facebook Experts are worried that one of the 384 North Atlantic right whales left in the ...

Animal-rights groups have long been at odds with the U.S. government, which subsidizes meat and dairy production and spends billions of dollars on animal research every year. But in some ways, they’ve ...

After contorting under boulders for puffin chicks, chasing skittish tern chicks in the weeds and sitting as stone-silent sentinels in bird blinds to observe feeding and behavior, the five-person ...