New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

Fossils reveal that sebecids, long-extinct land predators, survived far longer in the Caribbean than previously thought, ...

A devastating sea star plague triggered an unexpected ecological shift, creating a mussel boom that sea otters turned into a ...

A long time ago, strange predators roamed the Caribbean — not just birds and snakes, but land-dwelling crocodiles that ...

Some scientists propose engineering super-predators to control overpopulated species in the U.S., but such a bold idea raises ...

Biologists trudged through the grassy nature preserve carrying cloth bags that contained fearsome-seeming cargo: 42 snake-eating apex predators. The conservation program has now released 209 Eastern ...

Cretaceous climate crisis with extreme heat and ocean anoxia led to the extinction of powerful marine predators.

A new species has been discovered in the Atacama Trench, one of the deepest and least explored areas of the ocean. A ...

At time when ocean reserve protections are threatened, new research shows bans on fishing made kelp ecosystems more resilient ...

Green snakes, found across continents, exhibit diverse behaviors and habitats, ranging from harmless insectivores to venomous ...

The highest trophic niches in Mesozoic oceans were filled by diverse marine reptiles, including ichthyosaurians, ...