There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

A groundbreaking fossil discovery beneath the waters off Java, Indonesia, is reshaping long-held ideas about early human ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

Young sea urchins spread neuron-rich tissue across their bodies. A new atlas shows complex neural and light sensing networks.

Sea snakes exemplify a unique evolutionary transition from terrestrial to fully marine lifestyles. Their morphology, physiology and behaviour display a suite of adaptations that enable survival in ...

When a PhD student set out to study the developmental pathways of a strange sea creature, he hoped to shed light on the origins of vertebrate animals. Instead, researchers found themselves ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic sea creatures called comb jellies may reshape how scientists view early evolution — as their genes suggest nature created more than one way to make a nervous system. These ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

A millimeter-sized sea animal could hold clues to the evolution of the human nervous system. While placozoans are simple animals only as big as a grain of sand, the blobs have unique cells that could ...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolution Space announced in partnership with The Spaceport Company the successful sea-based launch of a sub-scale hypersonic test rocket to ...