Oceans
Track the Whereabouts of This Rare White Whale on Twitter
These beautiful creatures have long delighted those lucky enough to catch a glimpse
Watch Corals in Action With New Underwater Microscope
The Benthic Underwater Microscope opens up a whole new age of ocean exploration
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil record
Did Ancient Pacific Islanders Use Obsidian to Make Their Tattoos?
A team of Australian researchers think they may have found tools used to ink the ancients
Mission to Mariana Trench Records Dozens of Crazy Deep Sea Creatures
The <i>Okeanos Explorer</i> has spent three months mapping the seafloor and recording deep sea life in the ocean's depths
Hong Kong Beaches Are Swamped With Trash, and No One Knows Why
The piles of rubbish could be transported by ocean currents or recent floods
Sharks and Humans: A Love-Hate Story
A short history of our relationship with the ocean’s most intimidating fish
Every Sperm Whale Alive Today May Have Descended From the Same Female
An 80,000-year-old "Eve" was the mother of all modern sperm whales—literally
Diamonds Illuminate the Origins of Earth's Deepest Oceans
Crystals could be the key to where our water came from, and what that means for finding life on other planets
Watch a Horde of Giant Crabs Amass Off of the Australian Coast
Hundreds. Of thousands. Of crabs.
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Naval Bases of the Ancient Athenians
Researchers have excavated ship sheds in the city of Piraeus that held triremes from the pivotal Battle of Salamis
New Footage Shows Rapid Breakdown of Shipwreck 'Andrea Doria'
Researchers visited the remains of the Italian luxury liner in a submersible to figure out how quickly wrecks deteriorate
National Aquarium Will Move Dolphins to Seaside Sanctuary by 2020
Under mounting public pressure, the aquarium's eight bottle-nosed dolphins will soon move to a seaside retreat in the tropics
Way More Fish Can Make Their Own Light Than We Thought
Bioluminescence evolved a whopping 27 separate times among finned fishes living in the open ocean
The Rise of Ocean Optimism
Sharing news of little wins for the environment fuels hope.
Turkey Sunk an Airplane to Turn It Into a Reef
An Airbus jumbo jet will soon become home to all sorts of sea life
Baby Fish Prefer Plastic Over Natural Food
Larval perch gorge themselves on microplastics, which seems to be stunting growth and affecting natural instincts
There’s a Bunch of Animals at the Zoo this Summer Made Out of Ocean Garbage
Delightfully whimsical, the sculptures drive home the message that there’s a whole lot of trash washing ashore
An Elegant Tool Called Squidpop That Scientists Want to Crowdsource
The device is so easy to use, researchers are asking for a “squidpop blitz” for World Oceans Day
This "Lost Underwater City" Was Actually Made by Microbes
Though these formations may not be evidence of a lost city, they show off some intriguing chemistry
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