The Wacky, Risky World of DIY Submarines
When marine scientist Shanee Stopnitzky learned that police had hauled her stolen yellow sub out of San Francisco Bay…
New Device Brings Twilight Zone Sea Creatures Into the Sunlight
We’ve only explored a tiny percentage of the deep ocean, and most of its denizens remain alien to the public. Now, a…
Check Out the Otherworldly Lifeforms Scientists Discovered on the Ocean Floor
Sometimes, reality bites. Our political system is in shambles, our infrastructure is collapsing, and now, you can’t…
This New AMNH Exhibit Takes You Under the Sea and You Won't Want to Come Up for Air
NEW YORK—From the moment you step from the cacophonous, bright halls of the American Natural History Museum into its…
Seafloor Exposed by Massive Antarctic Iceberg Is About to Get First Visitors
The iceberg that broke away from the Larsen C ice shelf last summer opened up access to an ecosystem that hadn’t seen…
How a Team of Volunteers Discovered Canada's Deepest Cave
Mexico isn’t the only country starting off 2018 with a new record in caving. Earlier this year Canada’s deepest cave…
The Sky in Antarctica Looks Like Something Out of Science Fiction
The image above may look like the illustration for a vintage science fiction movie, an astronaut transfixed by an alien…
Robots Are Now Livestreaming Underwater Volcanoes for Science
The West Mata volcanic complex, located near the small island nation of Tonga in the western Pacific, is one of the…
Even Scientists Were Blown Away by These Weird Sea Creatures They Found
Scientists aboard the ocean-exploring ship the E/V Nautilus have been prowling the ocean for wonders since 2008,…
Scientists Discover Mysterious Purple Blob at the Bottom of the Ocean
We’re not saying it’s aliens, but a team of scientists has just discovered a glowing purple orb at the bottom of the…
Deep-Diving Robot Discovers Mysterious and Adorable Octopus Species
Would you just look at him? Sprung to life out of a Pixar movie, the ghostly little fella pictured above was discovered…
First Audio Recordings From the Bottom of the Mariana Trench are Nightmare Fuel
Deep rumbles, unearthly moans, high pitched screeching: these are but a few elements of the alien soundscape…
We Met Uranus, Our Solar System's Weirdest Planet, 30 Years Ago Today
On January 24th, 1986, Voyager 2 swept past our system’s seventh planet, Uranus, on its way through the solar system.…
Watch a Robot Explore 2100 Meters Below the Pacific Ocean, Live Right Now
Two robotic submersibles, or ROVs, have just plunged into the warm waters off the coast of Hawaii and are plunging 2100…
James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger Damaged In Transit
In 2012, James Cameron made history when he became the third person to visit the Mariana Trench. After the trip, he…
Why That $100m Alien Listening Project May Be a Waste of Time
The launch of the $100M Breakthrough Initiative project to Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been…
NASA's Mission To Europa Moves One Step Closer To Reality
A mission to study Europa in detail has cleared its first major review, and will soon be in planning stages. If all…
This Sturdy Drone Takes Aerial Shots of Your Outdoor Conquests
There’s nothing like gazing upon the Rockies or looking out into a sunkissed desert to remind you that nature is…
Inside The World's 3rd Largest Cave
The world’s third largest cave has “rooms” that stand 330 feet high and span 600 feet across. It’s so spectacular that…
What Happens When Criminals Take the Concept of ATM Hacking Literally
ATM skimmers become ever-more advanced, but for some criminals old habits die hard. This is what happens when crooks…