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The incident played out in the waters off the coast of California, US, was witnessed by marine biologists

The bizarre lightning discharges were caught on camera by researchers with the Florida Institute of Technology

The bight green sea slug is capable of photosynthesis, needs only sunlight to produce enough nutrients to stay alive

The 2010 BP spill dumped 200 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil is now part of the ocean floor

The skulls of these marine mammals capture the energy of low frequencies and direct it towards the ear bones

Paleontologists say that, despite their impressive size, the necks of these ancient beasts were relatively lightweight

The shark's lifeless body was discovered by fishermen in Pio Duran, Albay, on the morning of January 27

The mammoth winter storm threatens to dump record amounts of snow on towns and cities along the coastline

The prehistoric forest sits just 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) from the coastline, was discovered by an amateur diver

What's more, scientists say that the ice cap is now 50 meters (164 feet) thinner than it was back in 2012

The lake, birthed by meltwater in Greenland, left behind a crater measuring 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) across

Almost as soon as the predatory snake was slaughtered by the feline, the smaller snake eaten by it made a daring escape

The massive volcanic eruption began on Cape Verde's Fogo island in late November 2014, is still ongoing

NASA says Earth's average surface temperature has upped by 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1880

The microbes were discovered not too long ago, researchers say that they populate mammoth undersea aquifers

The discovery is expected to help scientists better understand how life emerged and evolved on our planet

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano started acting up a few weeks ago, is now spewing ash into its surroundings