SANTA CRUZ — Officials from the Long Marine Lab and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center announced Tuesday that the metal supports holding up “Ms. Blue,” the iconic, 87-foot-long blue whale skeleton ...

Sea urchin skeletons may owe some of their strength to a common geometric design. Urchin skeletons display “an incredible diversity of structures at the microscale, varying from fully ordered to ...

From next-generation body armor to new treatments for tuberculosis, marine sponges have plenty to offer the world of science, and now we’re seeing how they might inspire stronger and lighter ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...

Jerusalem -- A new book by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that details the skeletal structure of the mouse demonstrates a surprising similarity between mice and humans. The ...

Researchers are using the glassy skeletons of marine sponges as inspiration for the next generation of stronger and taller buildings, longer bridges, and lighter spacecraft. The researchers showed ...

“Could somebody quickly Google how big a walrus is?” Artist and sculptor Alistair Lambert addresses a small group of people who have gathered in an abandoned office building in North London. They’re ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Storms across the area on Sunday brought heavy winds, which damaged part of the construction for the new Jacksonville Fairgrounds Exposition Center on the Westside. A portion of ...