snowfall reliability, and daily activities that depend on stable frozen conditions. An ice block floats in the sea waters near Nuuk, Greenland, January 30, 2026. ©REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov Jacob Hoyer, who leads the National Centre for Climate Research at...

Europe. Estimated to be nearly 2,000 years old, the artifact is one of only three pre-Viking anchors ever salvaged from waters in this region outside the Mediterranean, making it a find of profound historical significance. The anchor, which measures...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a complex geological history in Mars’ Jezero Crater, revealing evidence of multiple ancient water-related events. NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a complex geological narrative within the Margin Unit of...

animal, which contains minute calcareous spicules. Tubipora (organ-pipe coral): It is a marine colony distributed in warm waters The spicules are fused to form a tube around the polyp. Many such tubes are united by horizontal platforms Again new polyps...

has revealed lifespans exceeding 250 years, making it the longest-living known vertebrate. It inhabits deep and frigid waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, often descending to depths where sunlight barely penetrates. These sharks are infamous...

Scientists exploring Brazil’s offshore waters discovered a hidden realm of bizarre, rarely‑seen marine species, revealing an unprecedented underwater world. An international research team spent two weeks exploring the Brazilian offshore waters,...

interference and natural degradation. Unlike the Uluburun wreck and other known Bronze Age discoveries found in shallower waters, this site has remained undisturbed by currents or recreational divers for over 3,000 years. While the ship’s wooden hull...

No article content to summarize. During a recent ascent through Valle Grande on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured an extensive field of polygonal fractures that stretch across the Martian terrain like a honeycomb,...

Scientists revisit a decades‑old Atlantic seafloor site, using new tech to investigate thousands of hidden barrels and their impact. A recent expedition to the Northeast Atlantic has uncovered thousands of rusty radioactive waste barrels resting on the...

Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their volume this year, marking a devastating record as nearly a fifth of the nation’s ice has vanished since 2021. Switzerland’s iconic Alpine landscape is undergoing a rapid and irreversible transformation as...

more complex than standard cargo vessels. These were not built for oceanic traversal but were custom-crafted for the calm waters of the crater lake, serving as elaborate floating platforms. Photo of the hull of the larger of Caligula’s two ships....

of whales, seals, and sea lions, the legislation helped trigger a resurgence in marine mammal populations across U.S. waters. As these apex predators recovered, they provided more opportunities for the worms to reproduce, likely driving the upward trend...

of an ancient warship that offers a rare glimpse into the naval dominance of the Pontic Kingdom. Located in the silt-heavy waters of Taman Bay near the site of Phanagoria, the 16-meter vessel dates back to the middle of the 1st century BC and stands as...

Communications Earth & Environment Satellite monitoring added another layer of insight, with 21 years of data examined for waters adjacent to New Zealand’s East Cape. Published in Communications Earth & Environment, the analysis identified between 25...

glimpse of that concealed world. Researchers had anticipated only microscopic life in the perpetual darkness of the sub‑ice waters. Instead, the camera recorded an active crustacean exploring the drilling equipment, a sight that surprised both...

fish. Its integument appears to have been smooth, consistent with other members of its clade, and it inhabited the warm waters of the Tethys Ocean around 150 million years ago. Late Jurassic Marine Reptiles Show Greater Diversity Maxwell and colleagues...

this spring by students from the University of Florida. Credit: Kristen Grace / Florida Museum of Natural History Gifford Waters, the historical archaeology collections manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History, noted that while shipwreck...

these deep-sea giants typically dwell at depths of approximately 1,000 meters, making their appearance in shallow coastal waters a highly unusual event. Video footage captured by tourists documented the discovery, showing the long, serpentine fish...

Scientists have discovered two new sea spider species in Canadian waters, the first such identification in the region in over 100 years. Marine researchers have identified two previously unknown species of sea spiders in the coastal waters of the...

the First and Second World Wars, and many continue to discharge hazardous substances into surrounding ecosystems. In U.S. waters alone, 87 wrecks are flagged as “potentially polluting,” underscoring the lingering environmental legacy of historic naval...