Photos show never-before-seen sea creatures living in an underwater mountain that dwarfs the Himalayas

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A close-up of a squat lobster with spindly legs and round black eyes with pale pink coral behind it
A squat lobster was spotted in coral during a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition.

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Egypt is renovating one of its ancient pyramids using granite, and some heritage experts are horrified

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A csreenshot from a video shared by Dr Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Activities, on January 29 2024, showing the base of the Mankaure pyramid at Giza partially cladded in granite.
A screenshot from a video shared by Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Activities, on January 29, 2024, showing the base of the Mankaure pyramid at Giza partially clad in granite.

Dr Mostafa Waziri

Researchers spotted a baby great white for the first time ever, and it could help solve one of shark science's biggest mysteries

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A newborn white shark swims in green water
For what may be the first time, footage shows a baby white shark swimming off the coast of California.

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A scientist explains what would happen if all the fish in the ocean disappeared

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A camera angle looks underwater to the ocean surface, showing hundreds of fish in a giant school swimming above the camera.
There are an estimated 20,000 known species of fish, but NOAA suggests there could be another 20,000 more unaccounted for.

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US agency proposes shooting dead tens of thousands of owls of one kind to save owls of another kind

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Two juvenile barred owls.
Two juvenile barred owls in a tree in Washington state.

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Soviet whalers wiped out blue whales from part of the Indian Ocean 50 years ago. Underwater audio reveals the gentle giants have returned.

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Blue whale swimming just below ocean surface.
Blue whale near Sri Lanka.

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10 iconic animals that were at risk of extinction but rebounded after the Endangered Species Act passed 50 years ago

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A gray wolf, a bald eagle, and a grizzly bear
A gray wolf, a bald eagle, and a grizzly bear

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'Extinct' holly tree in Brazil rediscovered living in big city, say scientists

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The flowers of a Pernambuco holly tree (Ilex sapiiformis).
The flowers of a Pernambuco holly tree (Ilex sapiiformis).

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Inside the Civilian Conservation Corps, the New Deal agency that employed 2.5 million men to preserve national forests

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A black and white photo of a group of boys who work for the civilian conservation corps sitting in a tent.
Teenage laborers in the Civilian Conservation Corps sit in a tent after a day's work

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The US has pumped so much groundwater that it's literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest

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North Sulphur Springs Valley (north of WIllcox), AZ
A fissure tears open earth and roots in North Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona.

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