Next time you’re thinking about buying a car, picture this. In 1963, a wasp nest was discovered on a farm in Waimauku, New ...

When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ever recorded, the winner wasn’t T. rex. It was something far older, ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

I’ve learned how to befriend an octopus. I keep still, present my hand and pretend not to look directly at it. It eventually ...

Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...

A look back at the fifteen key stories of the year on Research Matters, showcasing the ingenuity and dedication of the Indian ...

Equally mysterious and beautiful, octopuses are captivating creatures. There are over 300 octopus species, and they thrive in ...

Using electron microscopy, the 2004 study found that the Chilean Blob contained a network of cellulose comparable to that ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

Among the approximately 16,000 new species described every year, roughly 6,000 are insects. Pictured here is a lanternfly from India. About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a ...

About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains reveal that a huge marine reptile laid eggs instead of giving birth to live ...

A North Padre Island beachcomber stumbled across an octopus in the water on Dec. 7. Padre Island Madre, a beach photography social media account active on Facebook and TikTok, documents sunsets, ...