When British Army soldier Hari Budha Magar lost both legs to a Taliban bomb, he thought his life was as good as over.
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Some 445 million years ago, life on Earth was forever changed. During the geological blink of an eye, glaciers formed over ...
About 445 million years ago, Earth nearly wiped out life in the oceans. Glaciers spread across the supercontinent Gondwana, ...
"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...
The ferret trough is one of the hardest wild animal locations to find in Heartopia: ferrets seem to have a slightly larger ...
Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...
Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...
The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...
Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...
RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Michelle Visage will feature in 'Sea Witch,' a musical reimagining the origins of a feared sea ...
New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests that microscopic plastic pollution is reducing the ocean’s capacity to ...