In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...

One of the things they teach you during night scuba-diving training is to direct your flashlight down, not directly in front of you. The aim is to avoid accidentally shining a spotlight on a prey ...

An alternative is to write Avatar novels, going into significant detail on the world and telling the stories of the sequels. ...

When discussing the best family movies from each of the last 5 decades, it's inevitable one will mention classics like Toy ...

After five weekends, Disney’s Zootopia 2 is now on $1.42 billion worldwide, with over $1 billion of that coming ...

Most of us think of long lifespans and immediately picture giant tortoises or ancient oak trees. But the animal world is full of unexpected creatures that live far longer than you’d ever guess.

Their extraordinary senses reveal that our human perception is not the definitive lens on reality, but merely one narrow interpretation. We learn that the world is far richer, filled with layers of ...

Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

9 Scientists at the Canadian Museum of Nature this year revealed the nearly complete skeleton of an ancient rhinoceros that ...

Freed from the threat of invasive predators, Galapagos birds are performing astonishing feats of return and innovation – 200 ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...