A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

Most closely related to dugongs, it was discovered in 1741 by biologist Georg Wilhelm Steller, after the expedition to North ...

A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about ...

At some point during the Middle Miocene, some cuddly sea cow was swimming along, minding its own business, when it had an epically bad day, evidence of which got preserved for eons. The poor thing ...

A new paper explores the ways these extinct megaherbivores would have reshaped kelp forests across the North Pacific Devon Bidal, Hakai Gigantic and extinct, Steller’s sea cows would have played an ...

On a remote speck of land in the southern Indian Ocean, a handful of cattle left behind by sailors did something no one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. Using mathematical models, researchers have been able to ...

Meet Salwasiren qatarensis, a small, ancient sea cow species whose fossils were found in Qatar, in one of the world’s biggest marine mammal bonebeds. Thousands of dugongs swim through the Arabian Gulf ...

The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark. This remarkable fossil ...

To uncover 'sea cow effect,' researchers developed a novel Past-Present-Future modeling approach that could inform more effective conservation strategies across ecosystems. For millions of years, the ...

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Gigantic and extinct, Steller’s sea cows would have played an important role in shaping their environment. Universal History Archive / Getty Images This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online ...