Submersible dives reveal a startling diversity of life in the depths of the Pacific Ocean — plus, how respiratory infections ...

Creatures that lurk more than 9000 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean get their nutrients from a surprising source ...

In ecosystems around the world, fungi play crucial roles in supporting plant life. Their ability to form connections between ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) upcoming exhibit Redwoods of the Sea: Life in the Channel Islands Kelp Forests featuring images by naturalist ...

The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who live there, a new study has found. Even during ...

An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage ...

The plants that have evolved to become carnivorous grow in places where they have enough sunlight and water but not enough ...

When I first saw this vegetation, I thought I was on another planet. It was all so different. … Not just the architecture of ...

A coral species that was thought to have been extinct since 2000 has been rediscovered by researchers.

Following deforestation, tropical forests with healthy populations of seed-dispersing animals can absorb up to four times more carbon than similar forests with fewer seed-dispersing animals, according ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.