Beaches often gift us treasures like seashells or sea creatures, but sometimes, certain rare and unique creatures wash up on ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

close up of a new species of yellow snail found in the Florida Keys Researchers have discovered a new species of bright-yellow "margarita" snail hiding in plain sight on a coral reef in the Florida ...

Oil tanker with Korean crew member returns safely to port after pirate attack ...

Each purple storm snail that washes ashore carries a story of remarkable survival at the ocean’s surface, Jace Tunnell writes ...

Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently.

Wild bear wanders into Northern California zoo, ‘interacts’ with the resident bears Taylor Swift’s sea otter shirt just raised $1 million for Monterey Bay Aquarium South Bay humane society ...

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests. Photo ...

These findings inspired Ho Yan Yeung, a postdoctoral researcher in Helena Safavi-Hemami’s group at the University of Utah, to investigate whether cone snails produced other toxins that mimic fish ...

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. When you purchase ...

New book highlights the Bay Area’s birds Bay Area project fills gap in whale acoustics research What California’s seals can teach us about life Should Cupertino neighbors eat eggs laid by a stray hen?