Oceans
Six Ways Climate Change Is Waging War on Christmas
If Santa really lived at the North Pole, he would have drowned long ago--his icy abode is slowly melting
This One Little Video Will Help You Understand Fireflies Better Forever
Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction that happens and creates light. Fluorescence requires lights to be seen
Sharks Can Sense When Your Back Is Turned
New research suggests that sharks can sense where you can't see, and will approach just outside your field of vision
Many Animals, Including the Platypus, Lost Their Stomachs
Not only did those animals toss their stomachs out with the evolutionary garbage, they burned the genetic instructions, too
Great White Sharks Are Being Killed Before They Can Become Truly Gigantic
Sharks aren't shrinking, they're just being hunted and inadvertently killed by fishing nets so often that they're no longer living long enough to grow up
The Seahorse’s Odd Shape Makes It a Weapon of Stealth
The shape of the seahorse's snout and its painfully slow movements create help create minimal water disturbance, increasing its odds of bagging prey
Artists Join Scientists on an Expedition to Collect Marine Debris
Now, they are creating beautiful works from the trash they gathered on the 450-nautical-mile journey in the Gulf of Alaska
How Plastic Pollution Can Carry Flame Retardants Into Your Sushi
Research shows that plastic particles can absorb pollution from water, get eaten by fish and carry the toxins up the food chain
Why Is Antarctica’s Sea Ice Growing As Temperatures Rise?
New research shows that the explanation for the counterintuitive growth of sea ice near the South Pole can be found blowing in the wind
The Science Behind Earth’s Many Colors
A new book of breathtaking aerial photography by Bernhard Edmaier explains how the planet's vividly colored landscapes and seascapes came to be
What Is a Species? Insight From Dolphins and Humans
More than 70 definitions exist for what makes a species--each is applied to a different group of organisms & uses different methods for determining a label
Okeanos: A Performance Where Dancers Move Like Octopuses and Seahorses
Jodi Lomask, director of the dance company Capacitor, has choreographed an ocean-inspired show, now at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay
No Good News for Oceans As Climate Changes
From the ocean surface to the seafloor, climate change is set to ravage marine environments, leaving practically no part of the sea untouched by 2100
The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps
Fictitious animals on 16th and early 17th century maps hint at how people's perception of the ocean has changed over time
What Would a Cross Between a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Really Look Like?
As climate changes and Arctic sea ice melts, species shift habitats and may interbreed. Lamm digitally manipulates photographs to imagine these hybrids
This 419-Million-Year-Old Fish Has the World’s Oldest Known Face
The ancient fossil, just discovered in China, could upend our understanding of how all vertebrates evolved over time
Call Me Migaloo: The Story Behind Real-Life White Whales
White whales, such as the recently spotted humpback nicknamed Migaloo, are rare and elusive creatures. How many are there and why are they white?
Blue Whale Earwax Reveals Pollution Accumulated Over a Lifetime
Earwax collected from a beached whale shows that the creature ingested a host of toxins, such as DDT and mercury, throughout its life
The Gorgeous Shapes of Sea Butterflies
Cornelia Kavanagh's sculptures magnify tiny sea butterflies—ocean acidification's unlikely mascots—hundreds of times
What’s Behind That Jellyfish Sting?
If you're headed to the beach this weekend: with Jellyfish populations rising, what should you do if you are stung, and why do stings hurt so much?
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