The common cuttlefish is a cephalopod mollusk that predominantly inhabits shallow waters of the Mediterranean, North and Baltic seas. Common cuttlefish are found near sandy or muddy substrates, where ...

For a portrait photographer, Susan Middleton has an unusual studio. It's mobile, for one thing, and it requires the subject to be confined in a small glass box. But the results are gorgeous. In her ...

Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display incredible diversity. From microscopic mites to giant squid, their ...

When most people picture animals, they tend to think of the big, familiar ones: dogs, birds, fish, maybe elephants or whales. The thing is, creatures like that are a tiny minority. Around 97% of all ...

On Monday we brought you the finest insect specimens from the California Academy of Sciences, with a friendly reminder that bugs rule this planet. Today, we bring even more bad news to ...