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No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer SpaceScientists are skeptical of a new paper that suggests frozen octopus eggs rode a meteor to Earth 540 million years ago.
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Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They're DoomedWhat's the story behind a mysterious gathering of octopus mothers?
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Making the Case ― Again ― for Saving Imperiled Species (Op-Ed)Opinion Extinction is not a good thing. Why are people still arguing about this?
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Tiny Spider Gobbles Tadpole in Never-Before-Seen BehaviorFor the first time, a jumping spider has been observed hunting tadpoles.
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Hairy, Blue Tarantulas Found Hiding in Hole-Filled Tree StumpOne dark night in the Guyana rainforest, herpetologist Andrew Snyder serendipitously shined his flashlight on "a small glint of brilliant, cobalt blue" sticking out of a rotting stump.
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In Photos: Mexico's New Ocean Reserve Protects Stunning BiodiversityRemarkably diverse communities of ocean life make their home in waters near Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands, now a protected marine reserve.
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Mexico Designates Breathtaking Ocean Reserve, North America's LargestMexico President Nieto designated a Pacific Ocean region teeming with biodiversity as a protected marine area.
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Diving Scientists Report 'Big Changes' Beneath Antarctic Ice ShelfClimate change may be leading to shifts in the communities of sea life beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.
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Humans Doomed Caribbean's 'Lost World' of Ancient MammalsCaribbean islands hosted plenty of diverse mammal life — until humans showed up 6,000 years ago.
