This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Octopus mothers undertake an intense maternal journey. After laying thousands of eggs, they stop eating and dedicate ...

Seek out the local versions of okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and more Japanese specialties in one of the country's culinary capitals.

Around 2,000 kilometres off Africa’s south-east coast, east of Madagascar, Mauritius is a volcanic island fringed by coral reefs and calm lagoons. Surprisingly accessible, it has direct overnight ...

Residents near the border with Lebanon hope Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Iran will finally end years of conflict ...

Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to understand. One such example is self-cannibalism, highlighting a behaviour ...

Tulum has evolved over the past decade—but the barefoot ease that first drew travelers persists.

Orcas can hunt stingrays using brute-force surprise: a sudden, powerful tail slap can flip and stun a ray, leaving it temporarily helpless. Killer whales have an extremely broad diet: depending on the ...

How does an octopus use its arms? That’s the question a team of researchers set out to investigate. In the process, they discovered something intriguing — octopuses use receptors in their arms to pick ...

Walking on Hanover Street from Haymarket toward the tip of the North End, diners are gobbled up group by group by the restaurants that line the street. By the time you have passed Lucca and Bricco, ...

Learn about the different types of seals and where they live, then watch two of them having fun on a surfboard.

Derek Jeter traveled the country, hitting homers and winning over fans during his two decades as a New York Yankee. But these days, he’s more likely to be swinging a golf club than a baseball bat on ...