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'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found Near New Zealand

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Feb 2, 2012 06:38 PM ET | 0

Measuring over 13 inches long, they were found in waters north of New Zealand. Read more

'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found Near New Zealand

Sea Turtle Baby Boom Breaks Records

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Feb 1, 2012 10:50 AM ET | 0

More than a million green turtle eggs were laid last year on one of the Turtle Islands in the Philippines. Read more

See the World as a Shrimp Views It

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:14 AM ET | 0

A specialized camera allows people to see the world as reef-dwelling animals do. Read more

Nat'l Zoo Octopus Gets a Name!

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:56 AM ET | 0

Smithsonian's National Zoo has a feisty new grapefruit-sized octopus that lacked a name ... until now. Read more

Russian Icebreaker Whale Rescue Delayed

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

Bad weather is hampering an icebreaker sent to free 100 beluga whales trapped by ice in far eastern Russia. Read more

Big Question For 2012: Will We Talk to the Animals?

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Dec 15, 2011 09:10 AM ET | 0

Will we soon be able to hold meaningful conversations with dolphins, dogs and other animals? Read more

Big Question For 2012: Will We Talk to the Animals?

First Superpredator Had Enormous Eyes on Stalks

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Dec 7, 2011 02:26 PM ET | 0

The over 3-foot-long marine predator sat at the top of Earth's first food chain. Read more

First Superpredator Had Enormous Eyes on Stalks

Great White Shark Seen On North Carolina Coast

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 30, 2011 05:08 PM ET | 0

Friends who went out on a Thanksgiving weekend fishing trip have the ultimate shark story to tell. Read more

Great White Shark Seen On North Carolina Coast

16 Whales Dead on Notorious Tasmanian Beach

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:13 PM ET | 0

The coast of Tasmania is notorious as a whale trap, and dozens of whales beached themselves over the weekend. Read more

16 Whales Dead on Notorious Tasmanian Beach

The Unexpected Beauty of Coral Crustaceans: Photos

Posted Mon Nov 14, 2011 07:30 AM ET | 0

Corals are teeming with even more diversity than predicted. Read more

Canada's Loch Ness Monster Captured on Video?

Posted by Benjamin Radford Fri Nov 11, 2011 04:06 PM ET | 0

A Canadian man claims to have captured video evidence of the legendary lake monster Ogopogo. Read more

Canada's Loch Ness Monster Captured on Video?

Zoo Plans To Separate Gay Penguins

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 7, 2011 05:28 PM ET | 0

Buddy and Pedro are inseparable and show signs of same sex mating behaviors. But the zoo plans to break the pair apart. Read more

Men-what? For Many, It’s a Meal

Posted by Christina Reed Thu Nov 3, 2011 10:03 AM ET | 0

The commission that manages fishing policies in Atlantic coastal waters will meet in Boston beginning Nov. 7 and will vote on Nov. 9, based on public feedback, on what to do about the threat to menhaden. Read more

Humpbacks Bounce Back from Whaling

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:51 PM ET | 0

Humpback whale numbers in the North Pacific are increasing by 8 percent a year. Read more

Photos Show Fisherman Catching Great White Shark

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Oct 19, 2011 09:23 AM ET | 0

Great white sharks are protected in South Africa, but photos show how fishermen are still brazenly catching them. Read more

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