To meet global food demands, aquaculture — the farming of aquatic creatures like fish or shrimp — is on the rise. However, productivity in the industry is still limited due to early-life bottlenecks, ...

Currently, there is no federal oversight of the use of invertebrates in research in the United States. In a welcome move, the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

With the backing of animal welfare NGOs, a Mexico lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban octopus farming in Mexico.

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

Researchers studying a deep-sea octopus called Muusoctopus robustus have found thousands of the animals congregating at hydrothermal springs near an underwater mountain off California, raising fresh ...

Limestone rocks found high on the mountain contain remains of marine organisms that once lived in the ancient Tethys Sea.

Animals are forming lasting social bonds with different species, engaging in cooperative hunting and peaceful companionship. Research suggests these cross-species relationships stem from cognitive ...

Spotting a surfboard on an Irish river is unusual enough, but finding two seals on it has got to be a one-off! In this ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

New footage shows a massive southern sleeper shark gliding through 34-degree Antarctic water at 1,640 feet deep.

Cone snails deploy sophisticated venom cocktails to paralyse prey. Anthony King talks to the researchers harnessing these ...