Cinematographer captures ‘magical’ narwhal whales in Arctic after 15 years of dreaming to see them live The world is filled with stunning creatures, some of which have mostly evaded human notice. One ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Back in medieval Europe, this animal's tusks were misleadingly sold as real unicorn horns. Royal families paid huge amounts ...

"Swim towards the cliffs, stay within a few metres of the coastline, and we'll meet at the natural archway above the sea, about a kilometre along. It's beautiful - you can't miss it! That's halfway to ...

Single and child-free, Fiona Govan set out to celebrate her 50th birthday with an adventure. She wanted to travel to Greece, get into shape, and take on a challenge. She booked a swimming trip with ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

Once again, we have reached the end of the summer. The tourists are disappearing, and the animals will have the tidepools to themselves. This is always a bittersweet time for me as I must shut down ...

A Mill Valley woman conquered one of the most challenging long-distance swims in the world and completely smashed the record on Tuesday. Catherine Breed took off from the Farallon Islands late Monday ...

Frontier, the carbon removal clearinghouse founded by Google, Stripe, Shopify, and others, announced today that it is buying 115,211 metric tons of carbon removal credits from geoengineering startup ...

Hundreds of public elementary school students in West Oahu will be receiving swim lessons and ocean knowledge under a new pilot program between a nonprofit and the state Department of Education. The ...