When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

In January 2025, researchers on the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) had to divert their plans after an iceberg ...

The jellyfishlike creatures, called Velella velella, emerged Sunday along Bolinas Beach in Marin County, a visitor told the ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

The ice covering the newly discovered ecosystem belonged to the George VI Ice Shelf, a vast ice shelf "trapped" between the Antarctic Peninsula and Alexander Island. Earlier this year, a piece of ice ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...

In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

Yet when governments and corporate investors are pouring huge amounts of money and resources into moonshot carbon capture ...