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Oceans

The Kuroshio, or "Black Current," is the Pacific Ocean's answer to the Atlantic's Gulf Stream.

Borne on a Black Current

For thousands of years, the Pacific Ocean’s strong currents have swept shipwrecked Japanese sailors onto American shores

Unknown in the Americas 30 years ago, lionfish have multiplied at a rate that is almost unheard of in marine history.

Invasion of the Lionfish

Voracious, venomous lionfish are the first exotic species to invade coral reefs. Now divers, fishermen—and cooks—are fighting back

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Underwater Volcano Erupts Near Tonga

A team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration caught the first ever video recording of an underwater volcano erupting.

Dr. Eric Lander, Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, speaks at the Mouse Genome Sequencing Press Conference on December 4, 2002.

A Welcome to the Obama Administration’s Scientist Appointees

Last month, then president-elect Obama devoted one of his weekly addresses to science

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Picture of the Week—Great Barrier Reef

When I visited friends in Australia earlier this year, I made visiting the Great Barrier Reef a priority

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Eight Great Science Stories From the Magazine in 2008

The week before the new year is a time for reflection, right? And so I though I would share my favorite stories from the magazine

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