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A study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new ...

Scientists are observing a new ocean forming in Africa's Afar region, a unique geological hotspot. Early magnetic surveys from 1968, combined with recent data from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, reveal ...

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

'Mormon Wives' is clashing with core LDS values and America is eating it up: expert Wife of Southern California farming magnate shot dead amid ongoing divorce Trump built his own trap—now he’s caught ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

This video uncovers five more freshwater fish that rank among the largest on the planet. Viewers learn how each species evolved extraordinary size to survive in powerful rivers and deep lakes. The ...

The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.

The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern ...

It is indisputable that climate change is being fueled by greenhouse gases, but what is less clear is where the tipping points may reside—breaking points where slowly building changes push parts of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared to have reached a point of ...