Pacific Ocean
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
Volcanic Island's Explosive Growth Creates New Land
The Japanese island of Nishinoshima has added 500 feet to its coastline in less than a month
Native Americans and Polynesians Met Around 1200 A.D.
Genetic analysis of their modern descendants shows that people from the Pacific Islands and South America interacted long before Europeans arrived
Headless Sea Lions Are Washing Up in British Columbia
Biologists and local beachgoers who have encountered the decapitated marine mammals suggest humans may be to blame
Researchers Locate Wreck of Battleship That Survived Pearl Harbor and Nuclear Bomb Tests
The USS Nevada was scuttled in 1948 after decades of service
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
Three U.S. Planes Lost During World War II Found in Pacific Lagoon
Project Recover, a nonprofit dedicated to locating MIA service members, identified the planes' location
Whales Struggled to Find Food After New Zealand’s 2016 Earthquake
Sperm whales are at the top of the food chain, and the effects of undersea landslides rippled up
In a First, Scientists Film Wild Grey Seals Clapping to Show Their Strength
The behavior is believed to scare off competitors while wooing potential mates
Eighteen Things We've Learned About the Oceans in the Last Decade
In the past 10 years, the world's oceans have faced new challenges, revealed new wonders, and provided a roadmap for future conservation
Undersea 'Hotels' Deployed to Help Sydney's Endangered Seahorses
Captive breeding and microhabitats may help restore White's seahorse whose population plummeted 90 percent in the last decade
Oceanographers Map Legacy of Nuclear Tests at Bikini Atoll
Sonar scans reveal undersea craters from atomic testing conducted between 1946 and 1958
Newly Identified Fish Nurseries Are Choked With Plastic
Larval fish congregate in surface slicks, which contain plankton—and 126 times more plastic than surrounding waters
Watch Marine Life Feast on a Complete Whale Skeleton on the Ocean Floor
It’s spooky season on the seafloor, too
Watch Humpback Whales Scoop Fish Into Their Mouths Using Their Fins
With the help of a drone and other new technologies, researchers were able to study the whales from a bird’s-eye view
Coral Reefs Face the Dual Threats of Ocean Acidification and Erosion
As coral tissues die off, the exposed calcified skeleton becomes vulnerable to organisms that eat away at the dying reefs
American Becomes First to Visit the Five Deepest Spots in World's Oceans
Victor Vescovo recently concluded his Five Deeps Expedition, piloting a custom-built submarine to the deepest trenches on Earth
This Centuries-Old Geoduck Shell May Rewrite the Rules About Who Can Harvest the Fancy Clam
A remnant from a meal long gone, the find in British Columbia could give the region's indigenous communities an important legal claim
Learn to Surf on the Break Where It All Began
Waikiki Beach on O'ahu is the home of surfing—and you can take lessons there too
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