Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild. But their excitement ...

After six to 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts’ eyes and vision experience significant ...

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Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding ...

Many of us are familiar with the common sea animals like dolphins, sharks, and turtles, but there are also rare and unusual ...

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown. Ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per decade in the late 1980s, but are ...

Researchers report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology that ocean acidification could shift the male-female ratios in oysters, creating more females over time and impacting future population ...

Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to ...

Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to ...

NASA's Instagram posted a photo of a Sandhill Crane at the Kennedy Space Center. This highlights how the center blends space exploration with wildlife protection. The Space Center is part of the ...

It showcases the ocean’s little-known creatures with more ... and staring out ominously with two black specks for eyes. Then there’s a parasitoid worm that Smith photographed curled inside ...

Discover the science behind the ocean’s saltiness! Lakes usually don’t taste salty because, they have fewer sodium and chloride ions. Water drains out, carrying minerals away.