Oceans
2,000-Foot-Long Plastic Catcher Released to Aid Cleanup of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Skeptics argue the device will endanger marine wildlife, exacerbate existing pollution problems
Diving Deep to Reveal the Microbial Mysteries of Lost City
An expedition sets out this week to explore a field of hydrothermal vents in the deep Atlantic, one of the most extreme ecosystems on the planet
Fish Are Friends, Not (Always) Food: Meet the World’s First Omnivorous Shark Species
Bonnethead sharks enjoy a diet of up to 60 percent seagrass, as well as crab, shrimp, snails and bonyfish
Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
New Zealand Penguins Make an Epic, Pointless, Swim to the Southern Ocean
A new satellite study shows the penguins travel over 4,000 miles to feed, even though their home shores are teeming with food
Pregnant Male Pipefish Are the Sea's Swaggery Swingers
Male pipefish, which take on the burden of carrying eggs to term, can compromise their own pregnancies if they see a “huge, sexy female” swimming by
Why Hawaiian Hurricanes Are So Rare
The islands are usually protected by their remoteness and a stable high pressure system, which has gone wonky in the last year
113 Sea Turtles Have Been Found Dead on a Mexico Beach
Officials are still investigating the cause of the die-off
This Fish Outlived Dinosaurs But Oil and Gas Drilling May Threaten Its Survival
Oil exploration is set to begin near the habitat of the critically endangered coelacanth, a type of fish that has survived over 400 million years
What the Surging Glaciers of Svalbard Tell Us About the Future of Rising Seas
Scientists look to the Norwegian archipelago's fast-moving glaciers to better understand how other accelerating glaciers will behave
Magnets Help Keep Sharks Out of Fish Traps
Adding cheap magnets to the traps reduced shark and ray bycatch by a third and increased fish hauls by just as much, according to a new study
See Shells of Sea Spuds on the Seashore
Hundreds of "sea potatoes"—actually the empty shells of a species of sea urchin—mysteriously washed up on Cornish beach last weekend
Algae and Coral Have Been BFFs Since the Dinosaur Age
A new study shows that the relationship between coral polyps and zooxanthellae that produces colorful coral reefs began 160 million years ago
After 100 Years, Roald Amundsen's Polar Ship Returns to Norway
<i>Maud</i>, which sunk in Arctic Canada in 1930, was floated across the Atlantic to its new home in a museum in Vollen
Megalodon Wasn't the Only Impressive Shark in the Prehistoric Seas
No longer thought of as "living fossils," ancient sharks sported a crazy amount of variety
Ocean Acidification Is Frying Fish's Sense of Smell
By the end of the century, the ocean is predicted to become two-and-a-half times more acidic, which is bad news for sea life.
Why the Ocean Needs Wilderness
A new study finds that only 13 percent of the ocean can be classified as "wilderness." But what does this even mean?
The Real Science Behind the Megalodon
As <I>The Meg</i> hits theaters, dive into what we <i>really</i> know about this chompy predator
Are We Grooming Beaches to Death?
Urban beaches worldwide have less garbage than remote beaches, but less life too. The City of Santa Monica hopes to change the image of a clean beach.
Why Mantis Shrimps, Not Sharks, Might Be the Most Amazing Predators in the Sea
The crustaceans have superpowers other animals can only dream of
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