Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate among top species recognized by the World Register of Marine Species Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

Q. Someone told me that the body and arms of calamari, like you eat in a restaurant, can be more than 40 feet long. I’m not sure I believe my buddy or what I read on the internet, so what are the ...

Viewing volcanoes, snorkeling with manta rays, taking ghost tours and more are Hawaii experiences best enjoyed after dark.

1954 was one of the great year for classic film, giving us all-time masterpieces like Rear Window, Seven Samurai, and Dial M ...

How a collection of London pigeons and Galápagos mockingbirds provided the receipts for Darwin’s biggest ideas.

A rare painted river terrapin hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo, giving conservationists hope for a turtle species ...

"We know the surface of Mars or the Moon better than we know the surface of our own planet." Researchers discover never-before-seen creatures in underwater mountain range: 'We still don't know what it ...

To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – including a ‘zombie’ fungus ...

Up in the northeast corner of California sits a volcanic wonderland most people forget exists. Lava Beds National Monument contains more than 800 caves formed by flowing lava. These aren’t your ...

There’s a spot in Northern California where the trees are so tall, your neck will file a formal complaint, and the ferns are ...