Oceans
How Data-Gathering Seals Help Scientists Measure the Melting Antarctic
Stumped on how to take the temperature of the ocean floor, oceanographers turned to the cutest, most competent divers they knew
Romans May Have Hunted Whales to Extinction in Their Home Waters
New analysis suggests that right and gray whales were not only once present in the Mediterranean Sea but likely common in the region
Starbucks Vows to Ditch Plastic Straws by 2020. How Will the Oceans Change?
Straws make up a small portion of ocean waste, but banning straws can be an important first step to cutting down on other plastics
How a Fallback to Historic Traditions Might Save Catalonia’s Red Shrimp Fishery
The Boquera brothers, two fishermen from the Costa Brava, are part an innovative management plan that combines science with maritime skills and knowledge
A Research Ship Is Hunting Meteorite Fragments Off the Coast of Washington
The research ship E/V Nautilus is combing through samples and sediment hoping to recover the first space rock from the ocean floor
How the Belize Barrier Reef Beat the Endangered List
An oil drilling moratorium, development restrictions and fishing reform has helped the 200-mile-reef come off Unesco's endangered world heritage sites list
Engineering the Perfect Wave
A technology breakthrough allows surf legend Kelly Slater to manufacture the same wave over and over again
The Epic Quest to Ride the World’s Biggest Wave
Welcome to the new Mt. Everest of surfing, a notoriously dangerous break off the coast of Portugal
Why Bioluminescence Evolved to Be Red Light, and Blue
The laws of nature constrict living light to a few hues, which also happen to be quite patriotic
Operation Calamari: How the Smithsonian Got Its Giant Squids
After a decade on view, these cephalopod specimens have a growing fan base
Study Suggests Dolphins and Some Whales Grieve Their Dead
An analysis of 78 instances of cetaceans paying attention to their dead suggests grief may be part of being a highly social animal
Teeming Manta Ray Nursery Discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
Almost all of the rays in the area are rarely seen juveniles, which can reach wingspans of 23 feet when they grow up
Researchers Record the Sounds of the Elusive Narwhal
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Nearly Half the Patents on Marine Genes Belong to Just One Company
Who owns biodiversity? No one and everyone—or maybe, a German chemical company
New Gadget Brings Fish Up From the Ocean's "Twilight Zone"
The portable decompression chamber allows SCUBA-diving scientists to safely collect specimens without them, well, exploding
Smart Software Helps Fishermen Catch the Fish They Want, Not Endangered Species
Like a dynamic weather app for the sea, the program allows fishermen to pinpoint areas of conservation and can be updated daily
Huge Blue Whale Sighted in the Red Sea for the First Time
The massive mammals typically spend their summers in polar waters, but are known to occasionally migrate further
Ocean Heatwaves Are Getting Longer and More Intense
If the past century is any indication, global warming may be contributing to less stable marine ecosystems
How Seaweed Connects Us All
An unlikely debate about rockweed brings together Rachel Carson, marine biology and Maine's supreme court
Exterior Cracks Force Indefinite Closure of the USS Arizona Memorial
Workers are currently assessing the damage to the iconic structure that straddles the sunken ship
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