Remarkably alien-like creatures have been discovered for the first time in one of the most remote and unexplored parts of the ...
Transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a ...
The new species, Eusirus carolinus, has a red body with yellow eyes, “deep red” claws and a “pale red” tail, according to the ...
A bizarre-looking fish that generally lives over 2,000 feet beneath the surface and has only been spotted 31 times was ...
Evidence of a 900-mile-long river offers a rare glimpse at the land underneath the continent's thick ice sheets.
Some of these fish perform obligate parasitism, in which males attach to—and then fuse bodies with—the much-larger females ...
A study has used virtual recreations of the earliest animal ecosystems to show how organisms changed their environment and ...
Often found in coastal waters, seagrasses are an evolutionary wonder. Tens of millions of years ago, the flowering plants ...
While experiences in places as diverse as the Galapagos, the Great Wall of China and even the canals of Venice have been ...
A palimpsest is a manuscript on parchment where the original text is scraped away and replaced by new text. The first layer, ...
To mark World Oceans Day on June 8, The Straits Times dives into ocean exploration and its importance to humanity. Read more ...
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has noted that this is the fifth mass bleaching event in just eight years.