The genetic links across shipments that have recently been uncovered reveal an even higher degree of organization among the networks of elephant ivory smuggling compared to previously known.
Researchers from UC Santa Cruz suggests that the ebb and flow of the great Missoula megafloods was influenced by the tilting of the Earth's crust as a response to the melting of ice sheets during the end of the last Ice Age.
Scientists were stunned to discover that the mummified Ice Age pup they found ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth after finding an undigested chunk of its meat inside the ancient dog's stomach.
University of Queensland experts found that less than 16 percent of the global coastal regions remain intact. Authors urge people in power to take immediate steps for climate mitigation and coastal area preservation.
Paleontologists in Australia found a new species of crocodile that may have eaten a dinosaur around 95 million years ago as its last meal, marking a historic world's first discovery.
A man recently discovered something on a San Diego beach initially thinking he saw a jellyfish but later realized he spotted what reports have described as a "sea monster."
The wave documented in 2020 has recently been confirmed for being proportionately the most extreme rogue wave ever reported, a record-breaking occurrence.
Researchers stumble upon a surprising discovery when observing the migration behavior of basking sharks from Ireland shores. Findings suggests that the sharks weren't primarily motivated by changes in water temperature when migrating.
Starfish or sea star is made of brittle, stonelike minerals, but new research found that they derive strength from an unusual internal structure to compensate for their intrinsic weakness.