Sea Creatures
Men Have Feared Women for Millennia. Just Look at the Monsters of Greek Mythology
A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society
Like Humans and Mammals, Octopuses May Have Two Stages of Sleep
Scientists do not know if octopuses dream in color, but they do change color while sleeping
Researchers Are Investigating Why Marine Animals Swim in Perplexing Circles
Sea creatures may exhibit the spiraling behavior to navigate the ocean, for mating rituals, or to track prey
Biologist Marie Fish Catalogued the Sounds of the Ocean for the World to Hear
Scientists once thought marine life kept quiet. Then the Navy tapped an aptly named researcher with an open mind
Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed
Researchers say they're not sure these iconic coastal ecosystems will be able to make a comeback anytime soon
Turtles Caught in Disastrous Oil Spill Treated With Mayonnaise
The tar-covered animals were given the condiment to flush out their digestive systems
Volunteers Scramble to Save Thousands of Sea Turtles Following Polar Vortex in Texas
As of last Wednesday, at least 3,500 sea turtles have been rescued from freezing waters in the midst record-breaking winter storm
14 Fun Facts About Bright Pink Animals
From jellyfish to millipedes, the rosy hues make rare but exciting appearances in nature
Tangled 'Cord' Mistaken for Litter Is Actually a Sea Creature
Along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, beachgoers mistake sea whip coral for discarded junk
Sea Cucumber Poop Could Revitalize Coral Reefs
In one reef, three million sea cucumbers released 64,000 metric tons of nutrient-packed poo back into the ecosystem
Enormous Prehistoric Marine Worms' Lair Discovered Along Sea Floor
Trace fossils suggest that sand strikers drilled these underground tunnels
Ten Exquisite Creatures That Once Roamed the Earth
From Smithsonian Books, comes a magnificent tome to highlight evolution's greatest hits
Why Seagrass Could Be the Ocean's Secret Weapon Against Climate Change
A vast, mostly invisible ecosystem crucial to our life on Earth is in trouble, but efforts to save the 'prairies of the sea' are finally coming into focus
Scientists Collect Floating Bits of DNA to Study Deep Sea Creatures
Analyzing seawater samples reveals what critters lurk there—without having to see them
Hundreds of Whales Die in Mass Stranding in Australia
Nearly 500 pilot whales were stranded off the coast of Tasmania last week, in what officials say is the largest mass stranding event in Australian history
These Sea Anemones Grow Limbs When They Eat
The starlet sea anemone is the first known species to translate food into limbs
What a 1,000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Tell Us About Climate Change
In a new study, scientists explain how a seal native to the South Atlantic, but found in Indiana, likely swam to the middle of North America
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
Rare Giant Squid Washes Onto Shores of South African Beach
At more than 13 feet long, the creature was probably just 2 years old, scientists say
Groundbreaking Fossil Suggests Spinosaurus Is First Known Swimming Dinosaur
Its paddle-like tail, unearthed in Morocco, suggests the Cretaceous carnivore ventured into the water to hunt
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