Science & the Sea

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...

Sometimes scientific discoveries answer questions scientists have wondered about for years, but more often, a discovery simply raises dozens of...

Every time you sneeze, your body is taking the opportunity to violently eject allergens, viruses, bacteria, chemicals or other particles...

It’s no longer just a popular Beatles song—off the coast of central California, nearly two miles under the sea, is...

You might remember learning that mammals and birds are warmblooded, meaning their bodies can generate heat to maintain a fairly...