Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) SuBastian is deployed from the research vessel Falkor (too) in the South Atlantic during the expedition. Image Credit: Alex Ingle / Schmidt Ocean Institute An international team of marine scientists has discovered 31 new species in the ocean’s vast midwater zone during an expedition in the tropical South Atlantic off the…

Archaeologists have revealed that many Scottish loch islands are not natural but are ancient man-made crannogs, constructed as early as 3600 B.C. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons As one looks out into the hazy water surface of a Scottish loch, the small, perfect circles of an island surrounded by trees just appear to be a naturally…

A simple kitchen waste item that most people usually throw away has unexpectedly found its way into global science conversations. Orange peels, something so ordinary, have been turned into a material that might help farms address one of their biggest modern problems: water shortages. As reported by the BBC, the idea reportedly came from a…