The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum's new exhibit, "Brilliant Colors of the Sea," features photographs of nudibranchs. Nudibranchs are shell-less marine mollusks known for their vibrant colors ...

From an ecological perspective, our oceans are as special as our land. Seawater makes up more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Oceans teem with an enormous variety of animal groups poorly known ...

This week I am looking small at some of the slimiest animals in the Gulf of Maine, nudibranchs. A pretty name for an animal that is basically a slug. You heard me, nudibranchs are snails without a ...

I never really understood the motivation behind geocaching, the recreational activity in which hobbyists locate hidden treasures using GPS. It seemed like a lot of effort for a tiny reward. Then I ...

Q. I enjoy learning about bizarre animals like the terrestrial one you recently wrote about called a hammerhead worm. With all the strange animals found on land, the oceans must be full of even more ...