Underwater

A small group of dolphins swimming in open water at sunset, their fins just above the surface with soft pink and purple clouds on the horizon.

Tiny Dolphins Risk Their Lives in Death Defying Dives

Beneath New Zealand’s waves, the world’s smallest dolphins perform stunts that seem more like circus tricks than survival. Hector’s dolphins barrel roll, flip upside down, and dive nearly 400 feet—astonishing...

Tiny Dolphins Risk Their Lives in Death Defying Dives

Beneath New Zealand’s waves, the world’s smallest dolphins perform stunts that seem more like circus tricks than survival. Hector’s dolphins barrel roll, flip upside down, and dive nearly 400 feet—astonishing...

Drone Captures 1,000 Sharks Closing In On New York Surf Zone

Drone Captures 1,000 Sharks Closing In On New York Surf Zone

Thousands of spinner sharks swarmed just off Montauk, New York, forming a swirling mass within sight of surfers and swimmers. Drone footage revealed acres of sharks moving in unison, twisting...

Drone Captures 1,000 Sharks Closing In On New York Surf Zone

Thousands of spinner sharks swarmed just off Montauk, New York, forming a swirling mass within sight of surfers and swimmers. Drone footage revealed acres of sharks moving in unison, twisting...

Side view of a softshell turtle on land, stretching its long neck while lying on the ground.

Outrage Erupts as Tortoise Found Dead in Plastic Choked River

A centuries-old tortoise was found lifeless in Assam’s Yamuna canal, buried in plastic waste. Locals say the canal once supported rich biodiversity and held deep cultural meaning, but now it...

Outrage Erupts as Tortoise Found Dead in Plastic Choked River

A centuries-old tortoise was found lifeless in Assam’s Yamuna canal, buried in plastic waste. Locals say the canal once supported rich biodiversity and held deep cultural meaning, but now it...

Side-by-side comparison showing pale, hair-like coral on the left and Chewbacca from Star Wars on the right, highlighting their similar shaggy appearance.

Scientists Name Shaggy Coral Species Found Off Hawai‘i and Mariana Trench After Star Wars Character

A new coral has been discovered in the Pacific that looks like it came straight out of Star Wars. With shaggy, flexible branches resembling fur, the so-called “Chewbacca coral” was...

Scientists Name Shaggy Coral Species Found Off Hawai‘i and Mariana Trench After Star Wars Character

A new coral has been discovered in the Pacific that looks like it came straight out of Star Wars. With shaggy, flexible branches resembling fur, the so-called “Chewbacca coral” was...

Conjoined Turtle Twins Fight for Life After Rare Surgery in Virginia

Conjoined Turtle Twins Fight for Life After Rare Surgery in Virginia

Two baby turtles hatched from the same egg in Virginia, bound together by a shared yolk. Their chances of survival were almost zero—until a team of experts made a daring...

Conjoined Turtle Twins Fight for Life After Rare Surgery in Virginia

Two baby turtles hatched from the same egg in Virginia, bound together by a shared yolk. Their chances of survival were almost zero—until a team of experts made a daring...

Split image showing a trash-filled forest stream on the left and volunteers cleaning up plastic waste near a riverbank on the right.

Plastic Rain — Forest Soils Fill With Plastic While We Breathe The Fallout

Plastic isn’t just in oceans—it’s falling from the sky. Forest canopies “comb” microplastics out of the air, then rain and leaf fall drive them into the soil.

Plastic Rain — Forest Soils Fill With Plastic While We Breathe The Fallout

Plastic isn’t just in oceans—it’s falling from the sky. Forest canopies “comb” microplastics out of the air, then rain and leaf fall drive them into the soil.