Unlike stingrays, which use their tails for defense, cownose rays rely on theirs as an extension of their lateral line sensory system, allowing them to sense predators even when they cannot see them.

The weakening of the AMOC has paused since the early 2010s. A recent study by scientists at AOML found that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) experienced significant weakening ...

Who's up for back-to-back rocket launches? Weather permitting, two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets should be visible from the ...

In the 1960s, the Navy built a series of underwater habitats and trained a group of men to live in them. When our story left off, the Navy had successfully operated a Sealab 205 feet below sea level.

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

Although it is not always considered a hot topic, water scarcity is a very real problem. The UN and the World Bank predict that drought could put 700 million people at the risk of displacement by 2030 ...

A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...

The 171-foot-tall (52 meters) spacecraft exploded over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos islands around 8.5 minutes after launch, creating a spectacular sky show witnessed by many ...

At the time of the rescue, he was busy training, he said in the video. Lobo claimed that he went into the ocean at around 5:40 p.m. local time "to do the last test." "It was a cloudy day ...