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Volcanic landscapes look hostile to life, yet some worms are not just surviving in these extremes, they are flourishing. From deep-sea vents that should boil flesh to toxic volcanic soils on land, ...

Hidden deep in the Pacific, scientists have uncovered thriving ecosystems where none should exist. On miles of drifting ...

From Detroit to Toledo and beyond, explore how zoos cooperate to give polar bears safer homes and visitors unforgettable ...

New geochemical sleuthing has pushed Earth’s climate record into almost unimaginable territory, revealing seawater that once ...

We saw baby elephants in Kenya's Maasai Mara and swam with colorful fish in Zanzibar's coral reefs.

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare ...

A tiny algae recently discovered in India is helping to reconstruct how the oceans moved millions of years ago.

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the centuries ahead, even as the planet continues to warm.

The screwworm prompted the U.S. to ban cattle imports from Mexico for much of the last 14 months, crimping American beef producers at a time of record prices for the meat.

Fossil crustaceans preserved in Japanese sediments reveal how ancient ocean currents linked Asia and North America during the ...

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