This year's naming theme is all about neighborhood pride, hon! National Aquarium announced a contest to name incoming rescued sea turtles.

The National Aquarium is hoping you will champion your community and convince them to name a sea turtle after your Baltimore ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Discover the bizarre and fascinating creatures inhabiting the ocean's dark depths. From the ear-finned Dumbo Octopus to the ...

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're elusive. The rarest ocean animal is the vaquita — Spanish for “little cow” ...

The octopus is one of the coolest animals in the sea. For starters, they are invertebrates. That means they don’t have backbones like humans, lions, turtles and birds. That may sound unusual, but ...

Animals whose names begin with the letter Y might not be the first ones we think of, but they form an intriguing mix of ...