While there’s no concrete consensus on a list of prerequisites for life to evolve on other planets, there are at least a ...

Aliens may have lived in our solar system, according to new research. NASA scientists have unveiled evidence that the dwarf ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

One of the most intriguing organisms in the ocean is undoubtedly the starfish. Also referred to as sea stars, these organisms ...

Beneath Europa's icy shell lies an ocean vaster than Earth's. But is its hidden world buzzing with life, or silent as the ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled ...

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

Swimming holes are nature’s version of a reward system. They are rarely easy to reach, often hidden, and never accidental.

Tadeo Ramirez-Parada studied the timing of plant flowering for his PhD — but he didn’t touch a single petal. Instead, he ...

Sri Lanka is one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, with nature deeply intertwined with community life. Reflecting ...

The sloping, polished wooden interior of Walt Disney Concert Hall looked like the ridged belly of a musical beast Sunday, ...