A lamprey’s mouth has inspired a new suction device that can grip in air and underwater. The design aims to solve a ...

Coordinating groups of underwater robots is difficult because communication below the surface is slow and unreliable. GPS ...

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to ...

In 1986, Kihachiro Aratake was diving off the coast of Yonaguni when he spotted a giant structure 25 meters below the surface ...

Bees can breathe underwater for a week, scientists discover - ‘Extraordinary’ discovery could help prevent the loss of entire colonies of queen bees amid climate change ...

New research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests that international sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife.

A massive underwater volcano off the US coast is showing signs of an imminent eruption — but unlike Hollywood explosions, this one will happen deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, far from sight. Axial ...

India has unveiled Avataar, its first amphibious drone capable of flying in the air and diving underwater. The innovation ...

A new study offers clues as to how the insects survive flooding as they emerge from a hibernation-like phase every winter.

The Denmark Strait waterfall is over three times taller than Angel Falls. Its cold, dense water drives ocean currents, ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In Chesapeake Bay, the oyster fishery opens on October 1. To celebrate the kickoff of the 2019 oyster season, the biologists of the Smithsonian ...