A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

Encountering such an emblematic and elusive animal at such a challenging depth is a moment forever engraved in our memory.” ...

The find came in the fossil-rich outcrops of northeast Mississippi, near Starkville in the Prairie Bluff Formation, according ...

This discovery is not just a testament to the wonders of the natural world, but also a fascinating glimpse into our planet’s prehistoric ... off the sea floor, or it might have consumed vast amounts ...

Scientists have collected unusual creatures from the ocean floor. These include pink sea pigs, giant sea spiders, dinner plate-sized sea stars, and sea butterflies. Many of these were found during ...

NOAA Fisheries has been tracking the two whales since they entered the Gulf of Mexico in February. NOAA photo The mysterious saga of two “out-of-habitat” whales has taken another strange turn ...

An ant preserved in 16 million-year-old amber mastered the art of camouflage. A rare 16 million-year-old ant preserved in amber is helping scientists uncover new secrets about one of nature's most ...

Researchers conducting surveys on marine mammals spotted the rare creatures. Screengrab from the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation's Facebook post Off the eastern ...

A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago. The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera at a depth of ...

(ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute via Bay City News) FOUR SCIENTISTS, aflutter with discovery, announced that they were the ... fishermen in the past but never seen alive in their deep-sea home.

Not only do these animals live in an enormous, dark and three-dimensional environment, they are also probably actively avoiding us. Most of our deep-sea exploration equipment is large, noisy and ...