Researchers with NOAA and the Smithsonian announced the unusual object, first discovered in 2023 during a deep-sea expedition ...
The identity of the "golden orb" has been revealed as dead cells that anchored a deep-sea creature to the ocean floor.
Extinct cephalopods might have been up to 19 metres in length and probably dined high up the food chain in ancient oceans.
This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...
‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal ...
The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...
Rare fossil finds show colossal octopuses were among the top ocean predators during the Cretaceous Period, according to a new ...
The discovery, using novel techniques to analyze fossilized jaws, details how colossal octopuses hunted the Late Cretaceous ...
Scientists have solved the mystery of a "golden orb" found thousands of feet underwater by researchers from the National ...
What are velella velella? What do they look like? Although the transparent blue blobs resemble jellyfish, velella velella ...
From time to time, I’ll get an email from a reader of the column, or a friend, and in some cases, they may even be both, suggesting a topic or story I might consider writing about. A few weeks ago, I ...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call ...