10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (427+ words) In the chill of January, scientists from Ocearch found themselves face-to-face with a veritable giant off the Atlantic coast, an encounter that quickly rippled across the marine research world. Known as “Contender,” this massive male great white shark was captured…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (288+ words) A moth thought lost to science has reappeared after seventy years, leaving conservationists stunned at both the discovery and what it reveals about hidden corners of nature. For decades, no confirmed sighting suggested the species was gone for good. This…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (236+ words) The people aboard the boat reach down to touch the whale as it remains alongside them. At one point, it opens its mouth and gives everyone an unusually close look inside. What might look like a mouthful of strange teeth…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (384+ words) With fishing season underway, state departments across the country have issued stern warnings: any northern snakehead caught should be killed immediately. Methods range from decapitation and gutting to sealing the fish in a plastic bag. When asked which is most…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (316+ words) Every fall, a curious event draws visitors to the sweeping plains of southeast Colorado. Instead of the mass migration the headlines claim, scientists say it’s actually a mating expedition. Male tarantulas, large, dark brown to black spiders of the genus…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (302+ words) A-Z Animals Quick TakeScientists still can't agree on why humpback whales breach, and the leading theory turns out to be stranger than you'd expect Explore the theories →Not every leap out of the water counts as a breach There…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (335+ words) Every fall, a curious event draws visitors to the sweeping plains of southeast Colorado. Instead of the mass migration the headlines claim, scientists say it’s actually a mating expedition. Male tarantulas, large, dark brown to black spiders of the genus…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (265+ words) A-Z Animals Quick TakeElephants have one of nature's most powerful appendages, but even so it can't solve one very common, very annoying problem See the trunk's limits →Picking up a branch is the easy part What elephants do to…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (313+ words) Anglers fishing in great white territory might have some competition. This Instagram reel, shared by @whitesharksweekly, shows just how competitive these apex predators are. The fishermen in the video may have been jazzed about catching a huge tuna, but they…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1547+ words) World Manta Day on September 17 shines a light on the remarkable intelligence and beauty of manta rays — as well as the urgent need to protect these extraordinary giants of the sea. Manta rays hold an unusual distinction among fish: they…...