Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to see one of the loudest — and largest — animals on the planet.

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...

An estimated 5 billion sea stars have died due to a sea star-wasting disease in oceans around the world. A team of ...

Whenever I take my family on a trip to a new state, we always try to visit the local aquarium, and I bet a lot of other ...

Sick sea stars are lethargic, lose their arms and disintegrate into gooey masses. More than 90% of sunflower sea stars were killed.

A stunning fossil find in Greenland rewrites the history of ancient "squid-like" creatures, linking them to modern arrow ...

They have up to 24 arms and grow to the size of a bicycle tire. Starting in 2013, these creatures and other sea star species along the west coast of North America died in epidemic proportions. The ...

Forget photosynthesis—these marine communities rely on chemosynthesis to survive in darkness, and under intense pressure.

You know of giant animals like whales and giraffes, but do you know about the largest vertebrate? Read here about the coconut ...

Researchers have discovered a highly specialized community of sea creatures living 6 miles beneath the ocean surface—deeper ...

A leatherback sea turtle made a remarkably rare appearance off the coast of Canada, thrilling onlookers and conservation officials. The marine creature — the largest turtle species in the world ...