Osedax Worm: Bone-Eating Deep-Sea Creature
Off the coast of California, scientists discovered a worm with a sinister appetite for whale bones. One kilometer below…
Colossal Squid and Deep Sea Mysteries
A tiny, translucent 30-centimeter squid captured on camera in the deep sea, but the colossal squid is not larger, colos…
Deep Sea Snailfish: Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
A camera captures a snailfish at 8,336 meters underwater; the deepest fish ever filmed. The sighting is a testament to…
Bar-Tailed Godwit's 11-Day Non-Stop Flight
In October, a bar-tailed godwit flew 13,560 kilometers non-stop from Alaska to Tasmania, the longest recorded flight fo…
Whale Feeds Deep Sea Ecosystem for 50 Years
A single whale carcass on the ocean floor can sustain a community of over 200 species for half a century, offering a fe…
Wood Frog's Winter Freeze Survival Strategy
A frog that can survive winter frozen solid, with a heart that stops, is not a myth. It is the wood frog, a testament t…
Underwater Lake in Gulf of Mexico
Beneath the Gulf of Mexico, a unique underwater lake sits 1,000 meters below the surface, with a shoreline and beach, b…
Wadi Al-Hitan: Whales' Ancient Desert Graveyard
Skeletons of ancient whales lie buried in Egypt's desert, where seas once flowed. This lost graveyard reveals secrets o…
Ocean Depths and Underwater Exploration
Dive into the ocean, and the first 600 feet are the last you can see, it’s permanent twilight at 600 feet below. This i…
20,000 Octopuses Gather Two Miles Under the Pacific
Two miles under the Pacific, scientists found 20,000 octopuses huddled together in a bizarre gathering. Their chosen nu…
Mauna Kea vs Everest: Which is the Tallest Mountain?
Mount Everest's peak is 8,848.86 meters above sea level so it is officially the world's highest mountain. But it may no…
Earth's Second Moon Kamo'oalewa: Facts and Origins
In 2016, astronomers discovered Earth’s second moon, Kamoʻoalewa, orbiting us for at least a century. A Chinese mission…