Science & the Sea

Sea otters, dolphins, crows, elephants, octopuses, crocodiles—these animals, like humans, use tools for a variety of activities, from eating and...

From the front, dragonfish look about as terrifying as their mythological namesakes likely appeared to the knights in ancient tales....

With thousands of species of the world’s organisms yet to be discovered, it’s not unusual for scientists to discover several...

During bicycling races, cyclists often ride close together to take advantage of drafting, where a low-pressure area created behind a...

If you knew that where you settled down would be home for the rest of your life, you’d make sure...

As women enter middle age, their bodies gradually stop menstruating until they hit menopause, when they can no longer bear...

Did you see the headlines earlier this year suggesting that a round stingray at a North Carolina aquarium may have...

You would think it’s necessary to have a brain to be able to learn new things. But at least one...

Two facts about cancer are constant across nearly all species on earth: the disease results from mutated cells growing out...

When researchers went exploring an ancient underwater volcano about a mile below the surface off Canada’s Pacific coast, they expected...