For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

As David Attenborough reflects in his new documentary Ocean, “After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea”. We ...

A newly published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals a vast underground water reservoir ...

In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...

Learn more about why understanding how life works in the deep sea is crucial to understanding the entire planet, and that’s never been more important.

For national and international policymakers, decisions on how to regulate — and whether to allow — exploitative human ...

Just lather your sponge or brush with your choice of makeup brush cleaning solution and gently swirl the tool along the ...

Humans may count themselves lucky to reach 100, but some creatures have lifespans that make centuries look like a weekend. In ...

Herein, a decellularized human placental sponge (DPS) was fabricated using the decellularization and freeze-drying technique and then recellularized with human adipose-derived mesenchymal cells (MSCs) ...

“It’s the unknown,” says Erich Hoyt, author of Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea’s Monsters and the World They Live In. “You look out on the ocean and you might see a dolphin ...

The oil-and-gas and deep-sea-mining industries require extensive knowledge, and they pay for it. But, with a few exceptions, the characteristics of the deepest trenches are largely unknown.

Mumbai faces intense flooding during the monsoon. What are the underlying causes, and why do the same issues persist? This ...