Two videos show whale watchers witnessing multiple whales breaching in Maui.

Orangutan extends hand to 'rescue' man in snake-infested water during safari in Borneo.

With more than 150,000 illustrations of life here on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is a free, global library is full of history, myths and legends.

It might mean that spiders possess an extraordinary kind of consciousness.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning images capture rarely seen animal behavior.

Neanderthals were more sophisticated and similar to humans than you might expect.

Abandoned as a puppy because he was too obsessive, Bear the dog is now rescuing koalas.

Blue tits and great tits keep an eye on how their bird friends react to certain foods.

A frozen horned lark bird was discovered in Siberia and is estimated to be 46,000 years old.

From the color of their skin to their amazing swimming ability, polar bears are full of surprises.

Scientists say the parasitic blob H. salminicola doesn't need to breathe.

Seagulls prefer to eat food that people have handled first.

Narwhals use their tusks for a number of different tasks, but scientists think they've found the most important one.

The American robin, Turdus migratorius, is migrating earlier likely in response to changing environmental conditions.

Conservationists are reporting improved nesting conditions because conditions are right and there's less pressure from tourism.

A lot is riding on the wings of six baby sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight. They are pioneers of a project to bring the birds back to southern England.

A surveillance camera may have captured an image of the elusive European gray wolf.

These websites can help you figure out which migratory birds will be coming through your area.

Prehistoric humans missed animals when they disappeared and even wondered how to get them back.

Flamingos are making themselves comfortable in Mumbai, flocking there in greater numbers as humans are locked down.

Go ahead, do something you love again. New research says there's plenty of value in repetition.

It might take a little more effort than when you were younger, but it's worth it to keep your friends close.

Fire-created thunderstorms, "ember attacks," high winds and fire clouds are all a part of the intense fires down under.

Scientists at the Peninsula Open Space Trust are studying how animals move around an increasingly fractured habitat, and the video is just one element.

Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way.

Vanlife is a popular way to travel can that seem pricy for shorter trips — but not if you borrow or rent a minivan.

Most people think showering once a day is the norm, but here's why it might be healthier to skip a day or two.

Fireflies are disappearing, likely due to three factors: Habitat loss, toxic chemicals and light pollution. Here’s how you can help them bounce back.

Could plastic-eating waxworms be part of the solution to our plastic pollution?

Newly discovered fossilized skulls found in South African cave show Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo erectus living together in the same era.

Mary Winchen, the creator of Tirdy Works, speaks about her moose turd art with just the right combination of seriousness and puns.

Since the threats to coral reefs vary depending on location, scientists are customizing solutions to help them survive.

Warming the body by 2 degrees with a bath can help regulate serotonin. Another study it can be good for your heart, too.

There is a lot of hype around algae-based biofuel but is it that much better than petroleum? Or is it even possible without petroleum? UVA Study.

Historic floods and relentless storms are expected to boost the dead zone up to 15 percent larger than ever before, experts say.

Algae-based fuels are finally reaching the commercial stage, and they're already in airplanes and U.S. Navy ships. And they could be coming soon to a gas statio

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

Algae alternative fuel research could change the future, and ASU is leading the way. A $15 million U.S. Department of Energy grant was awarded to the Algae Tes

The difference in color between the northern and southern halves of Utah's Great Salt Lake are clear as day. But what causes that pink hue?

Rising senior Evie Sobczak's new method for turning algae into biofuel is cleaner and more efficient than current methods.

As sea ice melts at the poles, increasingly more sunlight hits the seafloor, allowing algae to thrive in ecosystems once dominated by invertebrates.

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

No more drilling? Being able to transform algae into crude oil could revolutionize how we fuel up our vehicles.

Gobs of microscopic organisms called algae may have met their match in viruses that can invade their cells, ultimately leading to death.

The sea has a dead zone the size of Texas, and it's growing bigger every year because of sewage and fertilizer flowing into the waters.

Finally, a clever use for marine algae that appeals to both Danish mer-folk and lovers of Scandinavian design.

It's nontoxic, time-lapse ink that you see ... and then you don't see ... and then you see again.

We may owe our very existence to microscopic organisms that forever altered the food web.

You've heard of oysters that make pearls, but what about seaweed that makes opals?

You may not realize it, but seaweed is utterly essential to our world.