From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.

Tiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Two new bills recently introduced in the Maryland legislature propose making one of the largest predators to ever prowl the ocean the official state shark. House Bill 97 and Senate ...

Marine engines and automotive engines are as different as Steinway pianos and comedy keyboards that operate by squeezing loud, well-tuned hamsters. They may look the same on the outside, but there's a ...

The United States Marine Corps made vital strides in 2025, implementing new formations and technologies in an effort to remain ready for any conflicts that may abound. This past year forced the ...

The few and the proud just got a bit more debonaire. For the first time since its authorization for wear in the 1800s, both male and female Marines whose rank or officer status qualifies them can wear ...

Mosasaurs, giant marine reptiles that existed more than 66 million years ago, lived not only in the sea but also in rivers. This is shown by new research based on analyses of a mosasaur tooth found in ...

In just a few weeks, the Marine Corps hit its 2026 fiscal year retention goals, “earlier than ever before,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith announced. The Marine Corps’ leaders shared the news ...

The opening sentence in the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ October 2025 Force Design update asserts: “The Marine Corps is a globally responsive, lethal, and resilient combined-armed naval ...

Earliest oceanic tetrapod ecosystem from 249 million years ago. A pod of the small-bodied ichthyopterygian ('fish-lizard') Grippia longirostris hunting squid-like ammonoids (top left). The marine ...

The Menino Convention and Events Center saw more than 2,000 current and former Marines gathered on Thursday to recognize the United States Marine Corps’ 250th birthday with a ceremonial cake cutting ...

A Royal Thai Armed Forces service member places a lizard on U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mario Salas during a jungle survival class on Feb. 26 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2025. (Cpl. Migel A.