Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the ...

A massive underwater volcano off the US coast is showing signs of an imminent eruption — but unlike Hollywood explosions, this one will happen deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, far from sight. Axial ...

A lamprey’s mouth has inspired a new suction device that can grip in air and underwater. The design aims to solve a ...

The common eastern bumblebee, Bombus impatiens. (a6475/iNaturalist, CC BY-SA 4.0) The discovery that bumblebee queens could shake it off and emerge unscathed after more than a week submerged in water ...

New research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests that international sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife.

Bees can breathe underwater for a week, scientists discover - ‘Extraordinary’ discovery could help prevent the loss of entire colonies of queen bees amid climate change ...

India has unveiled Avataar, its first amphibious drone capable of flying in the air and diving underwater. The innovation could transform maritime surveillance, coastal security and underwater ...

Bumblebee queens possess a remarkable ability to survive underwater for days, a feat achieved through a combination of physiological strategies. When their burrows flood, these queens enter an ...

The Denmark Strait waterfall is over three times taller than Angel Falls. Its cold, dense water drives ocean currents, sustains marine life and regulates climate globally.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In Chesapeake Bay, the oyster fishery opens on October 1. To celebrate the kickoff of the 2019 oyster season, the biologists of the Smithsonian ...

A new study offers clues as to how the insects survive flooding as they emerge from a hibernation-like phase every winter.