While scientists have known that tiny microbes have been prospering in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, a new voyage ...

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have unearthed thousands of microscopic fossils from the iconic Canyon, ...

One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool. It is here that researchers found an "extremely tiny" shell on the silted bottom.

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if ...

While the larger life forms on Earth can dominate conservation concerns, tiny, often overlooked creatures play vital roles, ...

A strange sea creature discovered in Japan, resembling a skeletal panda, turns out to be a new species of Clavelina tunicate.

A first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations shows that tiny crustaceans at the heart of the ocean ...

You might think such a small animal couldn’t make it very far, but the Malayan colugo can travel 230 feet through the air in a single glide! When colugos glide across longer distances, they push ...

Boaters were able to spot “tiny, energetic” baby sea creatures off the coast of California. Witnesses in Dana Point spotted ...