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Perfect trio of prehistoric atolls shine like tropical gems off Australian coastEarth from space This 2011 astronaut photo shows the atolls of Rowley Shoals lined up in a near-perfect line off the coast of Australia. The island trio was once part of an ancient barrier reef system that stretched over 1,200 miles.
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Insects: Facts about the creepy-crawlies that make up more than half of the world's animal speciesDiscover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.
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'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic icebergThe newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.
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Buddhist ritual saves exotic fish from slaughter — only for 'adventurous' Tibetan otters to feast on them insteadExotic fish released as part of a Buddhist religious practice have become the preferred food option for otters, potentially mitigating the impact these introductions have on native species.
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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' top 200, twice as many as we thoughtA new census of the world’s largest invasive species reveals the population is roughly double the size scientists previously estimated.
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Burmese pythons are helping rats take over Florida's Everglades — and that could help spread diseaseThe invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents.
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More than 5,000 new species found in 'pristine' deep-sea wilderness. But they could soon be wiped out.A new study cataloged all the species uncovered by research expeditions in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which has become a potential hotspot for deep-sea mining.
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Scientists find strange underwater volcano that 'looks like a Bundt cake'The Saildrone Surveyor mission discovered the unnamed, 3,200-foot-tall formation in February while mapping the seafloor off the coast of California.
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Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beachThe beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem.
