About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

Scientists propose that eukaryotes formed when an Asgard archaeon entered into a close partnership with an alphaproteobacterium. Over time, the two organisms became permanently linked. The ...

Half of Earth’s oceans are more than 3.2km deep. Beneath them lie cavernous plains untouched by sunlight, vast gaping trenches made by Earth’s tectonic plates shifting, and ranges of underwater ...

In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear to be plants. Each coral polyp houses microscopic algae that convert ...

You know that moment when you’re driving along A1A in St. Augustine, minding your own business, and suddenly—BAM—there’s a medieval Irish castle rising from the Florida landscape like some sort of ...

Postseason wrestling is ready to take the mat. The road to Rutgers University begins Monday as the NJSIAA team wrestling tournament gets underway. The first two rounds of the public school tournament ...

The 2025-26 NJSIAA boys swimming public sectional finals are set to take place on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Passaic Tech, Raritan Bay YMCA, TCNJ, and Gloucester Tech will be the four hosting venues for what ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Tires are the only point of contact between a car and the road, meaning that no matter how dynamic, safe, or comfortable a car may be, every input has to be communicated to the road through the tires.

Descending into clear blue water feels like stepping outside time. The surface noise disappears, replaced by a steady, living silence. Visibility stretches endlessly, giving the illusion of flying ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to bizarre deep-sea species, these discoveries show just how much of the ...

These fish typically weight between 545 and 2,205 pounds. Sunfish is closely related to the Pufferfish despite their size difference. The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest ...