Florida's manatees have rebounded from the brink of extinction, but experts say their survival depends on finding food and warm waters along the state's increasingly busy coast.
In a freak event that's eerily reminiscent of the death of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, a Florida man was stung in the heart yesterday by a stingray that jumped into his boat.
Populations targeted by commercial fishing face double trouble: Long-term declines are being magnified by erratic, shorter-term fluctuations, researchers reveal.
A 380-million-year-old fossil has surprisingly advanced features, including features remarkably similar to those of the first four-limbed creatures to walk on land, scientists say.
Aerial images spanning more than 50 years show that some of the state's lakes—critical habitat for migratory waterfowl—have shrunk by 14 to 31 percent.
The tiny species found in the Philippines was much smaller than its modern relations, a find that could have implications for the processes that formed the famous "hobbit" humans.
Warming seas have killed up to 99 percent of coral on reefs around the African island, but newfound bleaching-resistant corals offer hope, experts say.
No, it's not an elephant. Join scientists as they ply the waters in search of giant humpback whales, and watch as one biologist employs an unusual research tool—a crossbow.
Fin-soup demand is driving millions of shark deaths, according to what researchers say are the first reliable estimates. Updated since original publication.
