Visit Mertailor’s Mermaid Aquarium Encounter in Lecanto, Florida, and meet a real mermaid, explore interactive exhibits, and ...

Touren Pope was rockhounding in the Greater Green River Basin when he found a remarkable foot-long fossil. It turned out to be the shell of a ...

But no. Get out there and enjoy all the festivals and events New Jersey has to offer this February. Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Even if you’re tiny, you can still be fierce. Here are 8 little invertebrates who punch above their weight class at dinner ...

The venomous animals unit consists of comprehensive lesson plans, instructional materials, graphic organizers, and more!

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

You have one butt, a shark has one butt, even a jellyfish has one butt/mouth, but deep inside sponges of Australia's Darwin ...

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Scuba divers at the Oregon Zoo venture beneath thousands of gallons of water daily to help keep underwater habitats clean for the animals that call them home. The zoo’s dive team operates in multiple ...

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges and microorganisms use another compound silica. There is also a group of ...

The Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association is hosting the annual Dark Sky Festival from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the ...