Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it’s staged a remarkable comeback ...

Behind a pretty shell sits a precision hunter whose toxins can stop a heartbeat, yet also power pain relief and new diabetes care.

The Beachcombing Report is written by Jace Tunnell, the Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institue at ...

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Instead of sending rocks and shells to a landfill as part of a beach renourishment project, Delray Beach has created a public ...

The name “sea hare” comes from the two tentacles on their heads that resemble a rabbit’s ears. Learn more about this marine mollusk.

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Slugs are sluggish but one of the more fascinating creatures in existence. Learn 10 slippery facts about these gastropods.

Scientists discover thousands of new species every year, and a surprising number of those creatures end up named after pop ...

Stone tools found in Israel are at least 1.9 million years old, showing humans left Africa earlier than scientists once believed.

Roughly 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to identify and name every living organism on Earth. He described more than 10,000 species of plants and animals prior to his death, per ...