Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

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With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have recorded a rare sighting of a shark in Antarctic waters. Jessica Kolbusz — an oceanographer at the ...

The shark was spotted in near-freezing waters, which most species can't withstand A sleeper shark has been spotted in the frigid waters surrounding Antarctica for the first time The sleeper shark was ...

If you want to find our deepest relatives, you might picture fish or early land animals. You probably do not think of a tiny, transparent sea anemone that has no brain and spends its life buried in ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

With Oregon beaches once again blanketed with Velella velella this week — tiny, electric-blue, slimy sailors that wash ashore by the millions — it seemed like a good time to take a look at some of the ...

A recent underwater expedition has revealed a thriving network of creatures at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. These extreme environments, with crushing pressure, scant food, and no sunlight, ...

Tsuki travels to meet five reptiles that hold records for sheer size within their species. Each encounter captures close range moments where scale becomes immediately visible against people boats and ...

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard is widely known for his impressive physical tools. While boasting a wide wingspan that has effectively helped him position himself as one of the league’s ...