Jessica Lynn

Quick Take Tracking whale sharks has baffled scientists for decades, since their migratory patterns differ from other sharks.

For centuries, coconuts have played a vital role in the development and sustenance of Fijian society.

Anglerfish are prolific hunters, thanks in part to their unique glowing lures. But scientists now believe they have a second purpose.

Many people want to protect nature, but don't know how. Brendon Grimshaw made stewardship his mission by literally buying an island.

Tick bites can transmit chronic and sometimes serious illnesses. Reduce the risk by checking for ticks with these simple steps.

Quick Take The spots ticks prefer on your child's body are hidden, and ones you might not think to check.

Quick Take Scientists were confident they'd identified this jellyfish, but DNA results showed that not everything was what it looked like.

A box jellyfish recently pulled from the waters around a island once called the Island of Death carries a sting that can stop a human heart, and researchers are only beginning to understand what makes this newly named species unlike anything they have seen before.

Quick Take The team that discovered this new spider species wasn't even looking for spiders, but their accidental finding represents a huge discovery.

Quick Take Our understanding of pterosaur wings depends on scientific reconstructions built around incomplete fossil evidence