A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...
Far below the Pacific, a volcano long written off as geologically dead has turned out to be both active and teeming with life ...
Off the coast of British Columbia, nearly a mile beneath the surface, something unexpected is happening. It starts with heat.
Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...
MBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI researchers encountered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the ...