A Gigantic, Almost One-Meter-Long Australian Trumpet!
The Australian trumpet snail (Syrinx aruanus), a giant gastropod found in the waters of Western and Northern Australia,…
Some forest fungi tear themselves apart to save carbon
When fungi spread through a fallen log, they leave behind a web of tiny threads that quietly break…
City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing ‘snail shell’ after major explosive outburst
A mysterious volcanic comet has transformed into a giant, “fossil-like” spiral of light after one of its most…
“This one day, we saw something darker.” Diver films “unbelievable” animal attack in Mexico
A filmmaker visiting the Los Islotes sea lion colony north of La Paz, Mexico, was expecting to dive…
Researchers connect Antarctic gravity low to past Antarctic climate and ice-sheet evolution
Although most of us think of gravity as a stable and constant value, in reality, its strength varies…
Trump and some GOP states aim to limit pollution rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states’ ability to set environmental regulations,…
New fear unlocked: runaway black holes
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Scientists identify new snake species endemic to Mexico
Often cited as the country with the most recorded snake species in the world, Mexico has now added…
Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor
Vosseberg, J. et al. The emerging view on the origin and early evolution of eukaryotic cells. Nature 633,…
Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos | Endangered habitats
Property developers in Perth plan to bulldoze an endangered banksia ecosystem used by threatened black cockatoo species, and…
See the moon’s shadow darken Antarctica in epic satellite imagery of the Feb. 17 solar eclipse (video)
Satellites have captured incredible views of the Feb. 17 annular solar eclipse as the moon’s shadow swept across…
Sharks Have Officially Reached Antarctica, and Scientists Are Shook
Sharks prowl nearly every marine ecosystem on Earth—except one. For decades, scientists assumed the waters around Antarctica were…