For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

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Sylvester Stallone leads the pack of celebrities attending the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. Rock band KISS ...

16 ancient canoes have been discovered in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota over the past four years. Researchers theorize that ancient Indigenous peoples may have bioengineered oak trees to make them more ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

MADISON (AP) -- Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore. The ...

Far out in the Atlantic, Bermuda rises from the ocean as if it’s breaking the rules of geology. It sits on a broad hump in ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city since the beginning of the 15 th century. Experts believe an earthquake redistributed the lake waters and submerged the city.

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

Scientists found the first natural proof that underwater volcanoes make ammonia without biology, a reaction that may have helped life begin.

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that helped release long-stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Deep-sea ...

NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some ...