There is more to sex than male and female. For some species there are hundreds and even thousands of sexes and mating types.

A study released this past week reports that oceans absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought. The study estimates that for each of the past 25 years, oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy that is 150 times the energy humans produce as electricity annually.

Strange things happen in the ocean as a result of weather and currents. These 5 events are just a few of them.

“You could say that it puts Archaeopteryx back on its perch as the first bird!”

These 2 images of sharp-edged icebergs – weirdly perfect rectangles – were captured on the same day by a researcher flying over Antarctica.

A research team has documented a volcanic eruption in the western Pacific Ocean that’s deeper below the ocean surface than Mount Rainier’s height above sea level.