Oceans
Oldest Intact Shipwreck Discovered in the Black Sea
The Greek merchant vessel similar to those found on ancient pottery was carbon dated to 400 B.C.
A Rare Sighting of the ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ of the Sea
The strange sea cucumber, spotted in the Southern Ocean, has only been captured on video once before
Microplastics Found in Human Poop for the First Time
The pesky particles were present in all eight stool samples gathered for pilot study
This 12-Year-Old Girl Built a Robot That Can Find Microplastics In the Ocean
Massachusetts seventh grader Anna Du has developed an ROV that moves through water and detects microplastics on the seafloor
Remote South Atlantic Islands Are Flooded With Plastic
In less than ten years, plastic pollution around St. Helena, East Falkland and Ascension Islands has increased tenfold, and 100 times in the last 30 years
A Case of Mistaken Sea Monster Identity
Re-analysis of Kansas fossils show they come from a newborn Tylosaurus, which were born without their tell-tale toothy snouts
Hurricane Michael Could Worsen—or Alleviate—Florida’s Toxic Red Tide Outbreak
Experts describe conflicting scenarios that alternately find the state’s poisonous algal bloom either weakening offshore or spreading inland
Today's Whales Are Huge, But Why Aren't They Huger?
Most giant cetaceans only got giant in the past 4.5 million years, suggesting they could have room to grow
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Can Artificial Islands Solve Overcrowding?
Some say yes, others say the increasingly popular projects are too expensive and harmful to the environment
Maldivian Government Destroys World's First Intertidal Art Gallery
Before President Abdulla Yasmeen lost the country's election, his government ordered the demolition of the conservation-minded underwater sculpture garden
Ecstasy Turns Antisocial Octopuses Into Lovestruck Cuddle Buddies—Just Like Us
The genetic and neurological similarities between octopuses and humans shed light on how creatures became social beings
Kidnapper Crustaceans Use Tiny Mollusks as Unwitting Shields
Amphipods wear the so-called sea angels, which secrete chemicals that keep certain predators at bay, like backpacks
How Wireless Water-to-Air Communication Could Revolutionize Marine Research
Solving a longstanding puzzle, MIT researchers have developed a way of sending signals from underwater to airborne devices
How Much Plastic Does It Take To Kill a Sea Turtle?
A new study suggests one piece of plastic has a 22 percent chance of killing a turtle that eats it, and 14 pieces will kill half
2,000-Foot-Long Plastic Catcher Released to Aid Cleanup of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Skeptics argue the device will endanger marine wildlife, exacerbate existing pollution problems
Diving Deep to Reveal the Microbial Mysteries of Lost City
An expedition sets out this week to explore a field of hydrothermal vents in the deep Atlantic, one of the most extreme ecosystems on the planet
Fish Are Friends, Not (Always) Food: Meet the World’s First Omnivorous Shark Species
Bonnethead sharks enjoy a diet of up to 60 percent seagrass, as well as crab, shrimp, snails and bonyfish
Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
New Zealand Penguins Make an Epic, Pointless, Swim to the Southern Ocean
A new satellite study shows the penguins travel over 4,000 miles to feed, even though their home shores are teeming with food
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