Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean…
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admin East Asia’s tallest tree is the ‘Heaven Sword,’ an environmental guardian
After a decade-long search, researchers have identified East Asia’s tallest known tree, the “Heaven Sword of the Da’an River,” in…
Inside a grass scientist’s 6-year quest to grow World Cup stadium turf
Researchers have spent years perfecting the natural grass turf that will be used in 16 stadiums across North America for…
Scientists are cracking the code of interspecies communication. Is that a good thing?
Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human…
Fluorescent spider and armored cricket among incredible discoveries in Angola
Dozens of species unknown to science have been recorded by a survey of the Lisima plateau in Angola’s highlands.
Sleep has many benefits. Why do humans as a species get so little?
Anthropologist and author David Samson examines how the story of human sleep unfolded in his new book, “The Sleepless Ape.”
Scientists accidentally discover sea cucumber with ‘tissue immortality’
Severed fragments of a sea cucumber kept living and thriving instead of decaying, puzzling researchers.
Scientists newly identify species of tiny, blue octopus that fits in the palm of your hand
A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny,…