(NEXSTAR) – Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Examples of hostile architecture, also known as hostile design or defensible architecture, are everywhere in cities and public spaces. You’ve likely ...

Ocean plastic is a widely known problem, typically viewed through the lens of floating debris and microplastics. However, Earth.com covered a novel study examining plastic pollution on the seafloor.

A team of deep-sea divers conducted a weeklong operation to recover artifacts from the Titanic’s sister ship, the Britannic, more than a century after it sank in the Aegean Sea. The pieces collected ...

Taking one type of vitamin D supplement seems to cut the levels of another type that is more easily used by the body, which could affect our immune system. Our bodies create vitamin D when ultraviolet ...

iPhones go everywhere. They're always in our pockets, on kitchen counters, and every now and then, they end up in a bathroom somewhere. So, wiping your iPhone on your shirt and calling it a day may ...

Irish music star Hozier capped the opening day of the Sea Hear Now festival in Asbury Park with a night of big, bold gospel-inflected rock. Hozier’s set delivered big rock riffs and spiritual uplifts ...

When an unfamiliar pink fish appeared more than 10,000 feet down in the outer reaches of Monterey Canyon in 2019, scientists with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were able to document the ...

As per a study conducted by experts at Michigan State University’s Department of Kinesiology, engaging in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) games can help users build connections and ...

In the deep sea near the Mariana Trench and Hawaii, a new “Star Wars”-like species was discovered. Polina Silivanova via Unsplash The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited ...

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges. Sometimes, scientists discover more humble creatures that are so tiny that they go ...

A juvenile spotted ratfish. These deep-sea fish are named for their long, rat-like tails. Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida Deep in the ocean, you can find a strange fish with teeth not just in ...

For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s deepest trenches requires remarkable adaptations: a gelatinous body that can withstand pressure, bioluminescent features to guide it, and a transparent ...