
Cat Sharks Send Secret, Fluorescent Messages
A few sharks fluoresce like ravers at a club. But why?
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A few sharks fluoresce like ravers at a club. But why?
Off limits to humans, the cracks and crevices of the epikarst hide a vast and diverse world of animals
The beautiful, bizarre animal was discovered this week during NOAA's exploration of the area around the Mariana Trench
Four new species of a rarely seen, bizarre sea creature have been discovered in eastern Pacific Ocean, and their genetic evidence confirms a pivotal evolutionary placement
Love natural history and good at deciphering handwriting? Then the citizen science project "Notes From Nature" has got a job for you.
... but so long ago wood had not evolved yet.
One of the cutest organisms on Earth is also one of the toughest, as three water bears' intrepid 30-year voyage through deep-freeze has proved once more
Did viruses help spur the evolution of complex life?
How scientists fabricated the beams is almost as extraordinary as their toughness.
On its very first dive of the season, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer encountered something unexpected while collecting rocks.