A surprising mystery has been uncovered off the coastlines of Britain’s Caribbean territories. The first expedition revealed an underwater mountain range, a massive blue hole, and coral ...

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

To confirm they’ve found a new sponge, scientists have to analyze its spicules, or the skeletal elements of the sponge, using powerful microscopes. Castello Branco said that the types of spicules and ...

A freshwater ecologist explains why the mountain is less a postcard and more a slow-leaking, bug-monitored water machine.

Nonetheless, if we want to make sure cool species like the E.T. sponge stick around, we have to think about conservation, especially given the climate and environmental crises facing our planet. When ...

Forget everything you thought about life's origins. Scientists now say it all began not in a cell, but in a glob of protective primordial slime.

Environment / Books & the Arts / James C. Scott’s last book, In Praise of Floods, asks if it’s too late for humanity to ...

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Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor, and Cave City, Kentucky is the punchline. This tiny Barren County town with barely 2,500 residents sits atop one of the most spectacular natural wonders on ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

We may not have found any definitive proof of extraterrestrial life just yet, despite plenty of hope among scientists. But if we were to ever come to an answer in the form of alien biology or ...

Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position on extraterrestrials after comments he made in a podcast went viral. Obama ...