Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision ...

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the ...

One beachgoer found a translucent creature on a beach in West Cork, Ireland. While it may have looked like an alien from ...

This report from the Pew-Knight Initiative looks at how Americans think about their role in the news environment. Why we did this With information coming at people faster than ever before, and a ...

Kristyn Plancarte approaches content creation the same way she approaches marine biology: with patience, curiosity, and a responsibility to the audience on the other side of the screen. As the creator ...

Marine biologists have just discovered the largest black coral ever recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand’s seas, while exploring the deep waters of Fiordland. Measuring more than 13 feet tall and nearly ...

As many of us battle colds, coughs, and the flu during another winter season, a familiar piece of advice is likely to recirculate: Make sure you're loading up on vitamin C. After all, the nutrient has ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

Historically, the second year of a president's four-year term is the weakest for the stock market. Presidents tend to return their focus to the economy in their third years. While every stock market ...

Dr. Gruber is a marine biologist and the head of Project CETI. One afternoon in January 2024, off the island of Dominica in the Atlantic Ocean, a sperm whale named Pinchy and I drifted calmly at the ...