It may be cute, but the dumbo octopus is also tough — it can thrive in one of the harshest environments known to man, four miles below the surface of the ocean.

The Proteus is expected to house up to 12 people with facilities that range from research labs to a built-in greenhouse — all under the ocean.

The flash flood of ash comes on the heels of a fire that scorched 119,000 acres of mountain land.

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

The study's author says these structures built in the 4th century B.C. are the earliest known accessibility ramps ever discovered.

For 1,000 years, villagers have used fishing boats to trap whales in the bay before wading into the water to kill them by hand with knives.

The bull managed to leave a "Coke can-sized" hole in the hunter’s leg — but died shortly after.

In 11th-century Japan, Lady Murasaki Shikibu had a vision that inspired her to write a novel whose vivid scrolls survive to this day.

Officially named Advhena magnifica, or magnificent alien, this new glass sponge species found in the deep Pacific Ocean looks a lot like an alien from a Hollywood movie.

From 1943 to 1945, a civilian task force of 345 Allied academics known as the Monuments Men managed to save 5 million cultural relics.