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Lateral view of the pale, eyeless Demon Cavefish, a new species discovered in Alabama’s Bobcat Cave.

A New Eyeless “Demon” Cavefish Species Lurked Undetected in an Alabama Cave for Decades

Two orcas above water

Orcas Make a Dead Sunfish Explode With a Coordinated Body Slam, Possibly to Feed Juveniles or Just Have Fun

a young Ph.D. candidate looking at megafauna fossils

Bones From Underwater Caves May Hold New Clues to Ancient Megafauna

Exposed water marks on canyon wall at Lake Powell

Lake Powell Water Levels Critically Low After Record-Low Snowpack and Persistent Drought in the U.S.

brown water in a white sink

Heavy Metals Like Lead and Arsenic May Explain Why the Water in This Austin Neighborhood Turned Brown

A swimming crab trapped inside a plastic bottle found drifting in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa, Japan.

A Crab Survived Two Months Trapped in a Plastic Bottle in the Pacific After Growing Too Big to Escape

bright and frilly Siphonophore underwater

31 New Species Found off Brazil Reveal a Fragile World in the Ocean’s Midwater

person in underwater cave system in the Grand Canyon

This Hidden Water System Helps Keep the Grand Canyon Alive — but Climate Change Could Put It at Risk

orange Burrowing Sea Anemone (Harenactis sp.)

Ocean Census Uncovers 1,121 New Marine Species From Sea Caves to Deep Trenches

Anthropologist excavates the skeletal remains of a Franklin expedition sailor at Erebus Bay in the Canadian Arctic during research into the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror crews.

DNA Solves 166-Year-Old Franklin Expedition Mystery as HMS Terror Sailor Identified

Ice cracking in the Arctic, near mountains

Around 12,900 Years Ago, a Cluster of Volcanic Eruptions May Have Triggered a Sudden Ice Age

Illustration of Saturn's moon Titan

How Alien Oceans Behave — A Small Breeze Could Form "Tall Waves Moving in Slow Motion" on Saturn's Moon Titan

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