A virus that typically infects marine animals, such as shrimp and fish, has jumped to humans and is causing chronic eye ...

Viruses that once seemed limited to animals in the sea may, in rare cases, find ways to infect humans, reminding scientists ...

A virus plaguing shrimp and other seafood might also be responsible for an emerging eye disease in people that can cause ...

Giant rodent that could devastate California wetlands was ‘deliberately’ reintroduced to population, experts fear - Nutrias are a large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America that can weigh up to ...

Archerfish shoot down prey without ever leaving the water. Behind this strange tactic lies a finely tuned system shaped by ...

Anacondas sit among the most recognisable reptiles in the natural world, often associated with slow-moving rivers, dense ...

The animals can experience behavioral changes as a result ...

Yasuhiro Aoki’s film ChaO, a sci-fi love story between a human and a mermaid, is almost as sweet as it is gorgeous.

While some other creatures, most notably salamanders and starfish, can regenerate entire limbs, mammals don’t have this ...

The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are left ...

These gentle giants forage in shallow waters, primarily along the coast of Florida, and often have fatal encounters with ...