Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits ...

The 2020 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest (UPY) has just crowned its winners. More than 5,500 images were ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

By one calculation, spending on AI accounted for 92 percent of America’s GDP growth in the first half of 2025. This year, a ...

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

Dec. 11 (UPI) --A Swedish musician spent six months working to accomplish the "worst" and "coolest" thing he has ever done: teaching an octopus to play piano. Mattias Krantz, a YouTuber whose content ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Fact of the Day: In today’s series of daily facts, we will discuss and explore Space. It is a vast, enigmatic, and endless area that has been a source of curiosity to the human race since time ...

OCEAN FLOOR — When a professional diver approached an octopus amid coral and fish, the creature had a "hand" to give — or eight. Footage captured in February 2024 shows a diver and deep sea creature ...