A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

Hundreds of years ago, Poh said the sounds of different bird species’ voices would loudly fill the air. Though he shared his passion for science, on a more personal note, he added, “It is sad to visit ...

In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden ...

When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the first deep-sea ROV, or remotely operated vehicle. During an era of silent movies ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

Last year, a team of researchers discovered macroscopic life beneath the deep ocean’s seafloor, complicating our understanding of the living things in one of Earth’s most extreme environments ...

BENGALURU: India’s first move towards deep sea exploration was successfully conducted by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. The maiden manned harbour trial of the much-a ...

The researchers found evidence of microbial communities sharing nutrients and forming protective biofilms—slimy layers that help them withstand the harsh conditions of the deep sea ...

Deep under the sea, pipelines and cables carrying fuel, power and communications are strewn on the ocean floor like a central nervous system for the global economy. Huge stretches of these ...

The deep ocean is the largest habitat on Earth, and it's home to most of the creatures living on this planet,' Robison explains. 'We know so little about what's down there.' This rare footage ...