Oceans
Record Number of Great Whites Tagged in Southern California
Researchers working in Southern California tagged 38 sharks this year, more than triple last year’s total
Scientists Collect Floating Bits of DNA to Study Deep Sea Creatures
Analyzing seawater samples reveals what critters lurk there—without having to see them
Vaquita Genome Offers Hope for Species' Survival
A new study suggests the marine mammal can recover naturally if illegal fishing is eliminated
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
The Race to Study Arctic Waters
In the far north, researchers are scrambling to record baseline environmental data as communities brace for future shipping disasters
See Strange Squid Filmed in the Wild for the First Time
The elusive creature is called the ram’s horn squid after a spiral-shaped internal shell that is often found by beachcombers
Octopuses Taste Food With Special Cells in Their Suckers
New study reveals biology behind one of the octopus' many super powers
Shark Stabbed Through the Heart and a Swordfish Is to Blame
Recent research documents the latest instance of a strange but not unheard-of phenomenon in which swordfish impale sharks with their bills
If a Fish Could Build Its Own Home, What Would It Look Like?
By exposing fish to experimental constructions, scientists hope to find out if replicating coral reefs is really the way to go
A Coral Reef Taller Than the Eiffel Tower Was Just Discovered Off the Coast of Australia
A team of scientists mapped the underwater landscape and its bustling sea life using a robot
Artist Fashions Nike Air Jordan 5s From Trash
Sculptor Andy Yoder's latest exhibition is a nod to the Great Shoe Spill of 1990 and the advances in ocean science that came from it
Arctic Sea Ice Fails to Refreeze by Late October, Setting a New Record
At this rate, the Arctic will experience its first ice-free summer as early as 2035
The Deepest, Darkest, Most Frigid Depths of the Ocean Are Warming
Thermometers anchored to the seafloor revealed that even the deep sea is not impervious to rising global temperatures
Venice's Controversial Inflatable Floodgates Save City for the Second Time
The barriers may not be permanent solutions, but they've now protected Venice from two floods this month
Climate Change Has Killed Half of the Great Barrier Reef's Corals
A new study finds corals on the Australian mega-reef declined 50 percent between 1995 and 2017
Hundreds of Dead Animals Wash Ashore on Russian Beach After Reports of Mysterious, Toxic Sludge
Investigations are still underway, but experts theorize that leaked hazardous materials from military bases are to blame
The Wonderfully Weird World of Deep-Sea Squids
For this month's "Meet a SI-entist," the Smithsonian's curator of cephalopods says these are the "intelligent invertebrates"
Blue Whales Sing All Day When They Migrate and All Night When They Don't
Their mysterious songs could be an 'acoustic signature of migration'
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'
500,000 Sharks Could Be Killed in the Race to Produce a Covid-19 Vaccine
Vaccine developers seek a compound called squalene produced in shark livers
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