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Nearly 3.7 kilometers beneath the Greenland Sea, scientists have stumbled on a hidden landscape of icy methane and dense animal life that should not, by conventional wisdom, be there. The deepest gas ...

Nearly four kilometers below the surface of the Greenland Sea, scientists have discovered a thriving community of life that ...

We will continue accepting entries to Back To School S-A through Friday, September 20. Winners and results will be announced on Friday, September 27. Journalists, dramatists, historians, comedians, ...

“A rare Mola mola (ocean sunfish) washed up on our shore at Cardiff State Beach today,” San Diego State Lifeguards stated ...

A rare, vibrant purple sea snail, Janthina, washed ashore in La Jolla, California, captivating beachgoers. These unique creatures, known for their 'bubble rafts' and countershading camouflage, are ...

The Coonamessett Farm Foundation is trying to create a market for species that prey on bivalves — especially scallops, which ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

A research team led by Associate Professor Wang Yaqiong from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), in collaboration with colleagues from ...

Learn more about the most exciting species found around the world in 2025, from the deep sea to the western Himalayas. Even after centuries of scientific exploration, Earth is still full of surprises.

Open-world games strive to make their vast environs feel real, to draw players in and convince them that they're actually living in a fantastical realm, unlike anything the real world can offer. Some ...