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First-of-its-kind footage captures bizarre sea creatures flourishing in extreme depths of the ocean
Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping out of faults on the seafloor.
Watch 1,000 baby spiders devour their mothers and aunties alive in stomach-turning, first-of-its-kind footage
Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows African social spiders committing matricide and cannibalizing their elderly relatives. Even Sir David Attenborough was horrified.
A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins
Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic.
Ancient shark discovered deep inside world's longest cave system
The National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved row of teeth and lived around 340 million years ago.
Why do cats hate water?
It's a well-known fact that most cats despise getting wet. But why?
Virginia opossums: The American marsupials that have barely changed since the time of the dinosaurs
Virginia opossums are the only marsupial species in North America.
Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen
Science news this week July 26, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
T. rex relatives 'moonwalked' to attract mates, newfound dinosaur ‘mating arena' suggests
Researchers have identified a "mating arena" at Dinosaur Ridge where male theropods gathered during the Cretaceous period to display in front of females.
