Ocean
An Artist’s Ode to Plankton, Set to Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’
Instead of singing to Mimi, the poet Rodolfo serenades a giant stalks of human-sized plankton wrapped in plastic pollution
March 27, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Smuggler Caught With 10 Percent of an Entire Species
At the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand, authorities stopped a man with some turtles. Fifty-four ploughshare tortoises and twenty-one radiated tortoises, to be exact
March 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
For Truck Drivers, Coffee May Save Lives
Drivers who drank caffeine-laden beverages were 63 percent less likely to crash than those who did not - even if they were more sleep deprived
March 21, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
‘Bone-Eating Zombie Worm’ And Eight Other New Species Live on the First Whale Skeleton Found in Antarctica
The Minke whale skeleton was probably on the seafloor for at least several decades and is only the sixth natural whale carcass ever found
March 20, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Ecotourists Have Changed Stingrays’ Behavior—And Not for the Better
There might be a dark side to the so-called "interactive ecotourism" business
March 19, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Hundreds of Emaciated Stranded Sea Lion Pups Are Washing Ashore in California
No one knows what is causing the unprecedented strandings, and the number of pups in need of help is only increasing
March 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Whose Idea Were Cruises, Anyway?
By the 1960s, the cruise ship heyday had come and gone
March 15, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Japan Just Opened Up a Whole New Source for Fossil Fuels
For the first time, natural gas has been pulled from offshore methane clathrates
March 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Giant Snail Is Giving Australia Terrible Flashbacks to the Last Giant Snail Takeover
The giant African snail is a true nightmare. So when Australian officials found one in a shipping container yard in Brisbane, they destroyed it as quickly as possible
March 12, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Sharks and Manta Rays Earn Stronger International Protection
All manta rays and several species of sharks will likely gain international protection this Thursday through the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species
March 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
March 01, 2013 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Bioluminescence: Light Is Much Better, Down Where It’s Wetter
From tracking a giant squid to decoding jellyfish alarms in the Gulf, a depth-defying scientist plunges under the sea
March 2013 |
By Abigail Tucker
Brian Skerry Has the World’s Best Job: Ocean Photographer
The freelancer’s new exhibit at the Natural History Museum captures the beauty, and fragility, of sea life
March 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Arctic Drilling Is On Hiatus As Shell Packs It In
After a string of mishaps, Shell is pausing their bid to drill the Arctic seas
February 28, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Could a Whale Accidentally Swallow You? It Is Possible
Whale sharks probably can't fit you down their esophagus, but mariners claim that sperm whales have swallowed people in the past
February 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
More than Half of Our ‘Tuna’ Isn’t Really Tuna
Around one-third of 1,200 seafood samples from restaurants and grocery stores around the U.S. were not from the fish their label claimed to be
February 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Dolphins May Have Names for One Another
Whether dolphin vocalizations should truly be considered names and are used in a way comparable to humans remains contested, but the latest research results suggest that they may
February 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Touch a Manatee, Spend Six Months in Jail
After posting several photos on Facebook of himself and his two young daughters playing with a baby manatee, a Florida man was arrested by the wildlife authorities
February 21, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Scientists Pluck Blind Shrimp and Other Strange Life Forms From World’s Deepest Hydrothermal Vent
More than three miles beneath the waves, the world's deepest hydrothermal vent is home to ghostly creatures
February 21, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Tasmanian Kelp Forests You Didn’t Know Existed Are Disappearing
Didn't know there were kelp forests off of Tasmania? Apparently there are. And apparently they might not be there for long
February 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
