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It’s 113 metres long and was sunk into a barren ocean floor 42m deep in the Gulf of Mexico – 7 months later this happened
The ‘Kraken’ artificial reef is now flooded with fishes after being sunk in 2017 to create an underwater habitat for marine life
Longer than the Titanic, it was built in secret and carried Hollywood stars – now this legendary liner is being sent to the bottom of the ocean
Sinking the SS United States’ off the coast of Florida hasn’t been smooth sailing
It can be seen from space, is the size of London and rumoured to be the lost city of Atlantis – but the truth is far stranger
Could this structure, which you can see from space, be the lost city of Atlantis? It depends on who you talk to
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It's 120,000-years-old, 800m down, as big as a basketball court and home to 30 amazing towers – some taller than Disney’s castle – and unearthly life
Some experts are worried about threats to the Lost City Hydrothermal Field if it isn’t properly protected
It’s thousands of years old, as long as a football field, taller than the Great Sphinx of Giza and no-one knows how it ended up on the seabed
Visiting the Yonaguni Underwater Monument is challenging: expect seasickness and currents so strong you might only get a quick glimpse as you zoom by
It’s nearly 3 football pitches long and could carry 80 planes – now this vast shipwreck is visited by the world’s largest shark
The wreck is known as the Great Carrier Reef in honour of the world’s largest coral reef system
It’s the size of Key West in Florida, 300 years old, buried 1,000m beneath Arctic ice – and is home to thousands of giant animals
This amazing sight, deep below the ice, was first discovered in 2022
Tiny organisms from Earth’s oceans to be blasted to International Space Station. Here’s why
The way microorganisms are affected in extreme conditions could help us develop nature-based climate solutions on Earth
Could this strange discovery finally make farming on Mars possible?
Scientists have found a fungus that has the potential to survive on Mars
5,000 years ago, these forests drowned. Now they're thriving reefs – home to oysters, sponges, sharks, rays and turtles
Rising seas submerged these forests in Mozambique, now they serve as wildlife hotspots, with similar levels of biodiversity to coral reefs.
"Unrelated thoughts and ideas flow together, inanimate objects become loaded with emotional meaning and senses blend into one another"
The science behind magic mushrooms is also wondrous and supernatural
Canada's wolves may be using fire to hunt moose
Wildfires alter the way animals such as moose, caribou and beavers behave, which may make it easier for wolves to pick them off.
“That's just insane.” Elephant dies in South Africa – and scientists are stunned at what happens next
Elephants continue to influence the savannah long after they die, new study finds.
From New York to Mexico City, some of Earth's biggest cities are sinking, say scientists
A growing number of cities are sinking due to land subsidence, putting people and wildlife at risk, according to a new study.
It cost an eye-watering $40,000 to sink this ship and turn it into a reef – and the costly reason weighed less than a pineapple
The USS Kittiwake served for around 50 years and now delights divers in the Cayman Islands
"The idea was that they would inhale the spores and become infected. And they did — most died within days. The island was then burned to kill the spores"
Once a wartime bioweapons range, Gruinard Island is now home to grazing sheep, nesting oystercatchers and visiting sea eagles. Its past is far darker.
This ship vanished without a trace more than 100 years ago. Almost 50 years later, they found it – along with something incredible living on it
One of the world’s most famous shipwrecks, the SS Yongala is sometimes visited by the largest and rarest stingray in the ocean
“Its 5-inch spurs can cause deep lacerations and even death. In the 1920s, a teenage boy died when one severed his jugular vein.” 10 deadliest national parks in Australia
Spiders and snakes are not the only things to be wary of in Australia's national parks...
WWF Living Planet Report 2026 reveals "rational basis for hope”
The take-home message from the World Wildlife Fund’s 2026 Living Planet Report is one of hope, with tiger, sea otter and African elephant populations all stable or growing.
Half the size of the Serengeti, infinite sky… Discover the Road to Heaven across a pearly white mirror
Known as the white desert, It looks like an endless field of snow and home to one of the world's rarest mammals
“They’re just waddling around in their poop.” Penguin poop is melting snow in Antarctica. Here’s how
Scientists have found a link between colour-changing snow algae, penguin poop, and accelerated snow melting.
These caves are some of the oldest on Earth – and were home to the earliest human ancestor
The Sudwala Caves, in South Africa, are some of the oldest known caves on the planet.
The 40,000 seedlings bringing life back to Yosemite’s meadows
In 2016, conservationists started planted thousands of native seedlings in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows. Ten years later, many of them are still alive and they're improving the health of the soil – slowly.
"A catastrophic torrent of immensely powerful water raced at 30-40 miles an hour, carrying basalt boulders and sediment"
Utah’s extraordinary landscape bears the scars of a catastrophic prehistoric flood that reshaped the region in just a matter of weeks.
