Atlantic Ocean
Giant New Predators Killing Imperiled Albatrosses
Videos show southern giant petrels killing Gough Island’s beautiful endangered seabirds
National Geographic Officially Recognizes the Southern Ocean as World's Fifth Ocean
The organization's cartographers will now label a total of five oceans on their maps and atlases
Humans, We've Shrunk the Whales
North Atlantic right whales born today are three feet shorter on average than whales born in 1980—and commercial fishing could be to blame
Baby Sea Turtles Spend 'Lost Years' in Sargasso Sea
Researchers used tracking tags to solve the mystery of where young green sea turtles go after they hatch on the beach
Fireball Illuminates Skies Across East Coast of Florida
The asteroid fragment weighed 900 pounds and hit Earth's atmosphere at 38,000 miles per hour
'Ghost Forests' May Become More Common as Sea Levels Rise
East Coast woodlands are left parched as brackish water encroaches on landscapes
The True History and Swashbuckling Myth Behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Namesake
Pirates did roam the Gulf Coast, but more myths than facts have inspired the regional folklore
Oceanic Sharks and Rays Have Declined 70% Since 1970
Fishing fleets have indiscriminately slaughtered sharks for decades and a new study catalogues the environmental damage done
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2020
From the discovery of a giant coral reef pinnacle to a shocking estimate of plastics on the seafloor, these were the biggest marine moments of the year
Biologists Celebrate the Births of Two Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Calves
With a population of around 366 whales, 'every individual counts' in coming back from the brink of extinction
A Tiny Atlantic Island Just Protected a Giant, Pristine Stretch of the Ocean
Tristan da Cunha fully protected 90 percent of its waters, safeguarding its vibrant biodiversity
Delaware-Sized Iceberg Could Decimate Wildlife on South Atlantic Island
Iceberg A68a is on track to hit the British Territory of South Georgia, where it could complicate access to food for millions of seals and seabirds
Researchers Catch and Tag 17-Foot 'Matriarch of the Sea,' a 50-Year-Old Great White Shark
The OCEARCH team named the shark Nukumi, the Mi'kmaq people’s word for 'grandmother'
Deep-Sea Microbes Exert the Least Amount of Energy Possible to Survive
Giving a whole new meaning to doing the “bare minimum”
North Atlantic Right Whales Now Listed as 'Critically Endangered'
Just about 400 of the whales survive in the wild, and they continue to die at an alarming rate
Rare Hybrid Hawksbill-Green Sea Turtle Released in Florida
The turtle will participate in an annual 'race' put on by a Florida-based sea turtle conservation group
Huge Saharan Dust Cloud Could Bring Hazy Skies, Spectacular Sunsets to the United States
The large dust cloud has already obscured skies in the Caribbean and will likely reach Gulf Coast states by the middle of this week
The True Story Behind the 'Greyhound' Movie
Tom Hanks' new World War II film offers a dramatized account of the Battle of the Atlantic
Deep-Sea Mining’s Environmental Toll Could Last Decades
A study of microbial communities at the site of a 1989 deep-sea mining test suggests the fragile ecosystem may take half a century to fully recover
Microbes Living in Deep Sea Rocks Spawn More Hope for Life on Mars
Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planets
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