An edible robot leverages a combination of biodegradable fuel and surface tension to zip around the water's surface, creating a safe -- and nutritious -- alternative to environmental monitoring ...

The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

If humans never ditched the ocean life, we'd probably rock some serious aquatic vibes. We might've developed webbed fingers and toes for better swimming and diving, like real-life merfolk! Our skin ...

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in ...

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the University of California, ...

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may ...

Scientists reveal the genetic secret behind the thick lips of African cichlids, linked to parallel evolution and proteins.

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing health threat, but its evolution outside laboratory settings is poorly understood. Bacteria living in the human gut are now found to evolve ...

laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution. “It’s mutations that ultimately differentiate us from other species,” says author Lynn Jorde, PhD. “We’re getting ...

STRAWTOWN — The White River is much healthier after a chemical dump killed millions of fish 25 years ago. The man who led the charge to clean the river now has a permanent place next to it. A fishing ...

ROB McDERMOTT and Levi Frye used to run together as trainees to become Fish and Game conservation officers. “He would run slower with me, but he was definitely holding back,” McDermott said of ...