Sea Creatures
New Deep-Sea Snails Are Nature’s Own Punk Rockers
The spikes on one hardcore species inspired scientists to name it after Joe Strummer of the Clash, who was also an ardent environmentalist
Disco Clams Are Flashy
Their orange lips twinkle in a particularly funky display
Pollution From Hawaii Is Giving Sea Turtles Gross, Deadly Tumors
Nitrogen runoff gets into the turtles' food and causes tumors on their faces, flippers and organs
Why We Must Explore the Sea
Robert Ballard, the famed explorer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, ponders what else is on the ocean floor
Leatherback Sea Turtles Can Measure Sunlight Through Their Skulls
The anatomical skylight allows the turtles to synch up with the seasons
Rise of the Sea Urchin
In the icy waters off Norway, one intrepid Scot dives deep to satisfy the latest fjord-to-table craze at Europe’s finest restaurants
Breaking Down the Myths and Misconceptions About the Gulf Oil Spill
Does oil stick around in the ecosystem indefinitely? What was the deal with the deformed fish? Can anything bad that happens in the Gulf be blamed on oil?
Where Do Newly Hatched Baby Sea Turtles Go?
Special satellite tags that track baby sea turtles show that some ride the North Atlantic Gyre while others float in the Sargasso Sea
The Giant Squid: Dragon of the Deep
After over 150 years since it was first sighted by the HMS Daedalus, the mysterious creature still eludes scientists
Weird Creatures From the Deep
A massive census of the oceans has turned up a trove of strange marine wildlife, from jellyfish to octopuses to anemones
George the Lobster Should Stay in Maine Waters
A couple of weeks ago, fishermen off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, pulled up a 20-pound lobster
Picture of the Week - Deep-sea Octopi
Megeleledone setebos (bottom left), an octopus species endemic to the Southern Ocean, surrounded by related octopus species that evolved in the deep-sea
What's Up
"Zobop," Folklife, and Sea Lions
35 Who Made a Difference: Clyde Roper
He's spent his life chasing a sea monster that's never been taken alive
Incident at Big Pine Key
A pod of dolphins stranded in the Florida Keys reignites an emotional debate over how much human "help" the sea mammals can tolerate
Feeling Crabby?
The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans
To Reproduce, Mussels Go Fishing
The evolution of this freshwater pearl-maker reaches its apex in our Southeastern rivers
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