Treasure hunters find rare coins

Barbara Liston|Published

The 350 coins include nine rare pieces, known as royal eight escudos, which were being transported to the King of Spain about 300 years ago.

The dead zone, where nothing survives

Barbara Liston|Published

Scientists say a man-made 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is as big as the US state of Connecticut.

Gulf of Mexico spill ‘caused lesions in fish’

Barbara Liston|Published

Oil that matches the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill has been found in the bodies of sickened fish, according to a team of scientists.

Great white population growing in Pacific - study

Barbara Liston|Published

The findings upend an impression of alarming low numbers left by a 2011 Stanford University study.

‘More than one way to make a brain’

Barbara Liston|Published

A scientist studying simple sea animals has found the road map to a new form of brain development.

Virus kills over 1 000 dolphins

Barbara Liston|Published

Scientists are trying to determine why the morbillivirus resurged this year.

Tourist saves falling toddler

Barbara Liston|Published

A 16-month-old girl survived a fall from a fourth-floor hotel balcony when a tourist caught her in the pool area below.