A planned mining method to gather critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes higher up in the water column where many creatures live.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56115-2 Cnidarians, which include jellyfish, corals and sea anemones, are the closest living relatives of animals with bilateral symmetry, such as humans and insects.

Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...

India, known for its rich biodiversity, designates official state animals to symbolise its ecological and cultural heritage. Each of the 28 states has a unique state animal, often chosen based on its ...

Ocean Census, the world’s largest collaborative effort to accelerate the discovery of marine life, reveals 866 newly-found marine species A global collaborative effort led by the Nippon ...

The zoo recently announced the births of various animals, many of which are threatened or endangered in the wild. Some of these births are also a positive sign for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

It is an important secondary component for many plants and animals, serving structural and functional roles. For example, diatoms, a type of algae found in the ocean, feature glassy cell walls ...

A federal court action launched against Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek alleges she is not meeting the duties legally required for threatened species. Conservation group the Wilderness ...

Google has open sourced an AI model, SpeciesNet, designed to identify animal species by analyzing photos from camera traps. Researchers around the world use camera traps — digital cameras ...

That’s why WWF uses Wildlife Insights, a revolutionary platform developed in collaboration with other conservation organizations and Google, which uses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and ...