Indian Ocean | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/indian-ocean/RSS feed for Indian OceanenTue, 04 Nov 2025 21:39:51 +0000Fishing Line and Hooks Were Tangled in This Albatross’s Stomach. After Surgery, the Bird Is Once Again Flying Freehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fishing-hooks-and-line-were-tangled-in-this-albatrosss-stomach-after-surgery-the-bird-is-once-again-flying-free-180987630/The juvenile Salvin's albatross was discovered by a fisherman in Anconcito, EcuadorTue, 04 Nov 2025 21:39:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fishing-hooks-and-line-were-tangled-in-this-albatrosss-stomach-after-surgery-the-bird-is-once-again-flying-free-180987630/Archaeologists Find 300-Year-Old Shipwreck in What Used to Be 'One of the Baddest Pirate Lairs on Earth'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-300-year-old-shipwreck-in-what-used-to-be-one-of-the-baddest-pirate-lairs-on-earth-180986983/Pirates attacked the Portuguese warship, named the "Nossa Senhora do Cabo," and made off with many of the treasures the ship was transporting from India to PortugalThu, 17 Jul 2025 17:41:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-300-year-old-shipwreck-in-what-used-to-be-one-of-the-baddest-pirate-lairs-on-earth-180986983/The Bittersweet Beginnings of Vanilla Cultivation Can Be Traced Back to the Far-Flung Isle of Réunionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-bittersweet-beginnings-of-vanilla-can-traced-back-far-flung-isle-reunion-180986580/A journey to the remote Indian Ocean island reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, ubiquitous spice—and the enslaved youth who made it a commercial successTue, 20 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-bittersweet-beginnings-of-vanilla-can-traced-back-far-flung-isle-reunion-180986580/Glowing 'Milky Seas' Have Baffled Sailors for Centuries—New Research Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Solving the Mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/glowing-milky-seas-have-baffled-sailors-for-centuries-new-research-brings-scientists-one-step-closer-to-solving-the-mystery-180986421/Historical accounts of vast ocean waters glowing in the dark go back hundreds of years, and researchers are still trying to determine exactly what triggers the phenomenonTue, 15 Apr 2025 13:05:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/glowing-milky-seas-have-baffled-sailors-for-centuries-new-research-brings-scientists-one-step-closer-to-solving-the-mystery-180986421/Humpback Whale Makes Record-Breaking 8,000-Mile Migration Across Three Oceans, but the Reason Is Still a Mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humpback-whale-makes-record-breaking-8000-mile-migration-across-three-oceans-but-the-reason-is-still-a-mystery-180985652/Biologists say mating, climate change or simply being confused might have driven the creature to swim great distances, between Colombia and ZanzibarThu, 12 Dec 2024 16:42:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humpback-whale-makes-record-breaking-8000-mile-migration-across-three-oceans-but-the-reason-is-still-a-mystery-180985652/A Mysterious Shipwreck Rests Just 20 Feet Below the Surface. It May Be Connected to Vasco da Gama's Final Voyagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-shipwreck-rests-just-20-feet-below-the-surface-it-may-be-connected-to-vasco-da-gamas-final-voyage-180985563/Researchers think a coral-covered vessel discovered off the Kenyan coast could be the "São Jorge," a galleon that sank 500 years agoTue, 03 Dec 2024 17:48:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-shipwreck-rests-just-20-feet-below-the-surface-it-may-be-connected-to-vasco-da-gamas-final-voyage-180985563/Wreck of World War II Ship Known as the 'Dancing Mouse' Discovered at the Bottom of the Indian Oceanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wreck-of-world-war-ii-ship-known-as-the-dancing-mouse-discovered-at-the-bottom-of-the-indian-ocean-180985468/The USS "Edsall," a 314-foot-long destroyer, fought off Japanese forces for more than an hour before sinking beneath the surface on March 1, 1942Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:05:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wreck-of-world-war-ii-ship-known-as-the-dancing-mouse-discovered-at-the-bottom-of-the-indian-ocean-180985468/A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hidden-ancient-egyptian-port-reveals-180984485/At the site of Berenike, in the desert sands along the Red Sea, archaeologists are uncovering wondrous new finds that challenge old ideas about the makings of the modern worldTue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hidden-ancient-egyptian-port-reveals-180984485/After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrivedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/after-rats-were-eradicated-from-this-small-island-seabirds-thrived-180984370/Tromelin Island became a safe place for birds once the invasive mammals were eliminatedTue, 28 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/after-rats-were-eradicated-from-this-small-island-seabirds-thrived-180984370/Watch Dolphins Outsmart Crab Traps in First-Ever Footagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-dolphins-outsmart-crab-traps-in-first-ever-footage-180983297/Bottlenose dolphins in Australia have been snatching fish used to bait crabs—and adapting to fishers' attempts to thwart themMon, 20 Nov 2023 20:14:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-dolphins-outsmart-crab-traps-in-first-ever-footage-180983297/