Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a ...

For decades, a single whale has been calling out at a frequency no known species uses. Scientists still can’t find it.

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“The U.F.O. topic in particular is a big challenge to any religious worldview,” said Jeffrey Kripal, a professor of religion ...

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Messoline, 61, is the manager of the UFO Watchtower, a scrappy roadside attraction that rises out of the southern Colorado ...

"It's adorable." A strange new octopus species found on the ocean floor can comfortably fit in the palm of your hand.

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas.

Researchers encountered a new species of octopus while scanning the ocean floor off the Galapagos Islands – and it may be ...

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Scientists have announced the discovery of a brand new (to humans) species of octopus. Found off the coast of Ecuador in the ...