The newly active cold seep, a “natural phenomena” that causes “hydrocarbon-rich fluids and gases” to seep into the water through the sand and rock, was first discovered in 2015, according to a study ...
An amateur fossil hunter discovered a rare mastodon tusk while scuba diving off the coast of Florida. The tusk could be ...
Hundreds of years ago, something peculiar happened… People started finding dragon teeth along the creeks and the shores of ...
Underwater rivers ferry large volumes of seaweed from shallow seas into the deep, where its carbon is stored naturally ...
Evidence of a 900-mile-long river offers a rare glimpse at the land underneath the continent's thick ice sheets.
Move over Usain Bolt, because in the animal kingdom, speed takes on a whole new meaning! Forget sprinting at a measly 28 mph – these record-breaking creatures can leave you in the dust (or water, or ...
The world is full of beautiful destinations that most of us are desperate to see, but many of them are increasingly under ...
Often found in coastal waters, seagrasses are an evolutionary wonder. Tens of millions of years ago, the flowering plants ...
To mark World Oceans Day on June 8, The Straits Times dives into ocean exploration and its importance to humanity. Read more ...
Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the ...
A palimpsest is a manuscript on parchment where the original text is scraped away and replaced by new text. The first layer, ...
Calling out the sheer volume of the drugs involved and the breadth of the conspiracy, a federal judge sentenced a man to 25 ...