Oceans
Why Mother and Baby Humpback Whales Whisper to One Another
The quiet communication helps them avoid killer whales and randy male humpbacks
How a Border Wall Could Wreak Ecological Havoc
Also in this episode of <i>Generation Anthropocene</i>: The case of U.S. Navy ships, beached whales and deadly sonar pings
What Coconuts Can Tell Us About Escaping Alcatraz
Researchers are using GPS-enabled coconuts to monitor currents to determine if three men could have survived a 1962 escape from "The Rock"
Ocean Currents Are Sweeping Billions of Tiny Plastic Bits to the Arctic
Currents are acting like a conveyor belt for plastic, dumping the bits in pristine northern waters
Jaw-Dropping Video Shows Blue Whale Chowing Down on Krill
A drone captured the giant cetaceans plowing through krill clouds to get their fill
After Centuries of Searching, Scientists Finally Find the Mysterious Giant Shipworm Alive
The three-foot long creature has long eluded scientists, but they finally got a closer look
How Low Can Life Go? New Study Suggests Six Miles Down
Evidence of life from below a mud volcano hints at life beneath the crust
NASA Spots New Crack in Greenland Glacier
Is the Petermann Glacier getting ready to rupture again?
Scientists Can Tell What Fish Live Where Based On DNA in the Water
A new study of the Hudson River estuary tracked spring migration of ocean fish by collecting water samples
Scientists Think Comb Jellies May Have Come Before All Other Animals
Sorry, sponges—there’s a new oldest ancestor in town
Web-Slinging Snails Discovered on Sunken Ship
Scientists worry that their presence spells trouble for threatened coral reefs
Manatees Move From Endangered to Threatened
But conservationists say the species still faces significant threats
Researchers Spot Giant, Deep-Sea Octopus Munching on an Unusual Snack
The cephalopod was chowing down on a jellyfish—long thought unimportant in the food web
Unlike Dolphins, Sea Otters That Use Tools Are Not Closely Related
Rock-bashing in otters is a very old behavior
Norway Proposes World's First Mile-Long Tunnel for Ships
The tunnel would help ships and ferries avoid rough seas around the Stadlandet Peninsula where 33 people have died since World War II
What Will It Take to End International Killer Whale Capture?
The West may have rejected whale captivity, but the painful relationship between humans and orcas is far from over
Repeat Bleaching Destroys Massive Swaths of the Great Barrier Reef
Rising ocean temperatures have taken a toll on the World Heritage Area
What Killed Northern Australia’s Mangroves?
Last year’s massive die-off was the largest ever observed
Is Winter Storm Stella a "Weather Bomb"?
The storm battering the northeastern U.S. is expected to undergo "bombogenesis." Just what does that mean?
Scientists Spot Hundreds of Humpback Whales Feeding in Massive Groups
The normally solitary creatures gathered off the southwestern coast of South Africa, puzzling researchers
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