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Two photographs side by side. On the left is a taxidermied tooth-billed pigeon on display. On the right is the last known photograph of a tooth-billed pigeon in the wild, taken in 2012.
AI is helping rescue a nearly extinct bird species
An image from the first-ever confirmed footage of a colossal squid.
Deep sea craft filmed unprecedented footage of a colossal squid
A mysterious sighting of an octopus riding on top of a short-fin mako shark in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
Scientists filmed something outrageous riding on a shark

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A woman works from home on her couch.
Remote work helps the environment. Here's how.
U.S. satellites reveal China's solar dominance
Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica
Scientists reveal why the mighty Yellowstone isn't ready to blow
The deep sea footage scientists filmed in 2024 is jaw-dropping
A view of a lava fountain on Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Feb. 25, 2025. Scientists film incredible footage of Hawaiian volcano erupting
A view captured from a plane passing over the summit crater of Alaska's Mount Spurr in early February 2025. Government plane swoops over fuming volcano, captures vivid footage
A collage shows penguins, seals, a satellite image and a a drone photo of the A23a iceberg. Visible from space, a mega iceberg could be on a collision course
A dark, haunting railroad. Ghost sightings went unsolved. A scientist just explained them.
The head of a member of the newly identified species Bathynomus vaderi. Scientists find a 'giant' new species. It's a delicacy.

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The newly discovered deep sea predator, Dulcibella camanchaca. 26,000 feet undersea, scientists find a ghostly predator
Rare footage of a nautilus recently filmed in the south Pacific Ocean. Scientists film footage of extremely ancient deep sea creatures
An artist’s rendering of the X-66 aircraft soaring above the clouds. NASA's testing a futuristic plane. You might fly on it.
The powerful mid-latitude cyclone spinning off the West Coast of the U.S. on Nov. 19, 2024. The bomb cyclone looks monstrous from space
Scientists recently spotted this curious polychaete off the coast of Chile. Scientists film footage of alien, shimmering creature in the remote ocean
Hurricane Milton's storm track, as forecast on Oct. 8, 2024. Hurricane Milton: See Florida coast webcams live as the storm approaches
A view of Hurricane Milton as it churns through the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 7, 2024. National Weather Service releases dire Hurricane Milton storm surge video
Hurricane Helene as seen on NOAA satellite imagery on Sept. 25, 2024. Hurricane Helene: Watch live Tampa Bay webcams as storm threatens Florida
A green recycling bin with the city of Houston logo, full of cardboard boxes. Texas resident used Apple AirTags to track her recycling. It ended up in the middle of nowhere.
One of the most dominant bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River, Bear 32, "Chunk." Fat bear ate 135,000 calories in 10 hours. And he's not done.

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15+ eco-friendly gifts that someone would actually use
By Leah Stodart
Collage featuring three people wearing green workout sets, silicone snack backs and lunch products on a countertop, an indoor LED plant system on tabletop, and close up of electric toothbrush and carrying case
Scientists reveal why Bering Bridge let humans cross — but not all animals
By Mark Kaufman
An illustration of woolly mammoths crossing the Arctic tundra.
There's an eerie mystery sound in the ocean. It could be a conversation.
By Mark Kaufman
A ship amid the fog in the ocean
Scientists find evidence that entirety of Earth was once covered in ice
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of "Snowball Earth," when the planet was either completely or largely covered in ice hundreds of millions of years ago.
Scientists discover mysterious deep sea creature. It hunts with a hood.
By Mark Kaufman
It took 150 sightings over 20 years and genetic testing to identify this new deep sea species.
How to find online updates on California's Mountain Fire
By Neal Broverman
Firefighters battle the Mountain Fire in Moorpark, Calif.
Scientists witness stunning, unprecedented carnage in the ocean
By Mark Kaufman
An Atlantic cod swimming in the dark ocean.
A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of a large space rock colliding with Earth.
A deep sea expedition is filming jaw-dropping footage
By Mark Kaufman
A giant group of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in San Antonio Canyon.
Amazon takes enormous step to reduce packaging waste
By Neal Broverman
Amazon boxes in a warehouse.
Land, air, and space footage captures the surging Hurricane Milton
By Teodosia Dobriyanova
Satellite footage captures Hurricane Milton as is brews near Florida's West Coast
Plane flies into Hurricane Milton, captures turbulent footage
By Mark Kaufman
A view from NOAA's WP-3D Orion aircraft as it flew through Hurricane Milton on Oct. 8, 2024.
Space footage shows Hurricane Milton explode into monster storm
By Mark Kaufman
Hurricane Milton observed on Oct. 7 by NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite.
‘Living walls’ are transforming London construction sites
By Teodosia Dobriyanova
A split-screen shows two photographs of a construction hoarding – before and after the vertical meadow grew on it. Caption reads: "Vertical meadows"
Flying spaghetti monster and unworldly life filmed in deep sea footage
By Mark Kaufman
A flying spaghetti monster spotted amid a recent deep ocean expedition.
Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.
By Mark Kaufman
A crested caracara near a wind turbine in South Texas.
See South Carolina webcams as Tropical Storm Debby looms
By Mashable Team
A view of Tropical Storm Debby passing over the Southeastern U.S. on Aug. 5, 2024.
A violent event occurred on Alaska's fat bear livestream
By Mark Kaufman
Bear 32, known as "Chunk," attacked a cub in a river at Katmai National Park and Preserve.
This shark lives for centuries. Scientists discover how it resists aging.
By Mark Kaufman
A Greenland shark swimming in ocean.
How Paris cleaned up the Seine for the Olympics
By Teodosia Dobriyanova
Atheletes jump in the river Seine, with Pont Neuf and the Eiffel Tower in the background. Caption reads "Olympic effort"
Yellowstone just had an explosion. What that means for the future.
By Mark Kaufman
Park rangers assessing damage from the hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park.
Cities might hold the key to sustainable woodworking
By Teodosia Dobriyanova
A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)
Yes, big spiders are spreading in the U.S. No, they're not flying.
By Mark Kaufman
a Joro spider on a web
Cicadas love to land on people. Experts explain why.
By Mark Kaufman
The head of a cicada that emerged in 2021 as part of Brood X.
Sustainable laptops to make every day Earth Day
By Mashable BrandX and Dell
woman walks through door into natural landscape collage
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