Scientists have long assumed the deep- sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.
Photis Gaitanos' rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking ...
Since the beginning of time, Earth has created life and then wiped out most of it in catastrophic, ultra-destructive moments.
Research reveals how natural selection shaped the Bajau sea nomads’ spleens to boost oxygen delivery, helping them dive for ...
The Paleozoic era began 530 million years ago when the Earth woke up from an ice age. This era lasted for 289 million years, ...
From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...
Over 50 Triassic coelacanth fossils of mawsoniid, found mislabeled in British museums, show these ancient fish thrived in ...
As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...
Ancient wolves found on a human-occupied Baltic island reveal unexpected and complex forms of prehistoric human-animal interaction. Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of ...
The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood memory for many of us. It’s a poem that involves five little piggies, each corresponding to one of our fingers or toes. Kids love it, ...
The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds. By Alexa Robles-Gil Millions of years ago, squid-like creatures called ammonites swam ...
When Jonas Wüst first met rescue divers in Switzerland, what struck him wasn’t their courage, it was how much danger still defined their work. “We realized how outdated it all was,” he recalls.