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December 12, 2018

Earth's mysterious 'deep biosphere' Is home to millions of subterranean ‘zombie’ lifeforms

Life on Earth takes billions of shapes , but to see most of them you'll have to dig deep below the planet's surface.

December 11, 2018

How rising temperatures suffocated 96 percent of sea life in Earth's biggest extinction

The end of the Permian period, around 252 million years ago, was a dire time for life on Earth.

December 8, 2018

Dead manatee pulled from South Carolina drainage area

A manatee was found dead near a drainage area in South Carolina this week, an unusual occurrence as these sea creatures typically migrate south in the search for warmer water during the winter.

December 7, 2018

Mass extinction, 'Great Dying' could happen again, scientists warn

The largest extinction event in Earth's history was caused by global warming - and our planet may be in for another enormous wipeout, scientists warn.

December 5, 2018

Hawaiian monk seal with eel stuck in nose caught on camera in 'rare' sighting

A Hawaiian monk seal was spotted over the summer with an eel hanging out of its nose, a photo shared by the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on Monday shows.

December 4, 2018

‘Collapse of civilization’ predicted at UN climate summit

You're probably used to hearing Sir David Attenborough's sonorous, British voice describe the miracles of pufferfish courtship and blooming stink flowers in nature documentaries like "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet."

December 4, 2018

Girl finds deadly, 'highly venomous' blue ringed octopus on beach

A warning has been sent out to parents after a young girl unknowingly took home a deadly marine animal that was hiding in a shell on a Western Australian beach.

December 3, 2018

Can Venus teach us to take climate change seriously?

If human-induced climate change continues unchecked , 10 percent of the U.S. economy could evaporate by 2100, a 1,656-page federal report the White House slipped out on Black Friday (Nov.

November 29, 2018

This strange hum circled the whole world. But nobody heard it.

There was a hum that nobody could hear. It was a seismic event, one that originated off the coast of Mayotte on Nov. 11, a tiny island in the waters between Madagascar and Mozambique.

November 29, 2018

Mysterious sea creature draws 'alien' comparisons with its sharp teeth, spiky skin

Dozens of people offered suggestions — from a flying squirrel fish to a saw shark.