Sea Creatures
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
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
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
How Hungry Baby Urchins Are Saving Hawaii's Reefs
They helped eat through invasive algae that was suffocating corals in Kāne'ohe Bay
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
A Unique Enzyme Gives Bermuda Fireworms Their Glow
A new study reveals the secret to the invertebrates’ dazzling mating ritual
After Being Stolen in Baby Stroller, Miss Helen the Shark Is Back at San Antonio Aquarium
Two men and one woman are suspected of swiping Miss Helen in a planned heist
Why Mantis Shrimps, Not Sharks, Might Be the Most Amazing Predators in the Sea
The crustaceans have superpowers other animals can only dream of
A Clever Cuttlefish Goes in for the Kill
In a sandy gully, a school of razorfish are being stalked by an invisible predator and a master of disguise: the crafty cuttlefish
How Spawning Squid Offer a Buffet for Predators
During spawning season, calamari squid become vulnerable in the shallow waters. But they do have one weapon that helps improve their odds
The Remarkable Way Calamari Squid Catch Their Prey
They might be delicious to us but in the ocean, calamari squid are formidable predators, using concealed tentacles which shoot out toward any prey
Should We Share Human Cancer Treatments With Tumorous Turtles?
They may be key to saving wild sea turtles from tumors associated with turtle-specific herpes
Do Marine Mammals Yawn and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
Cocaine in the Water Is Hurting River Eels
When researchers exposed eels to the illicit drug, the animals became hyperactive and suffered muscle damage
Introducing a Hairy-Footed Shrimp Named After Bilbo Baggins
Like its hobbit namesake, Odontonia bagginsi is also quite small
Nearly Half the Patents on Marine Genes Belong to Just One Company
Who owns biodiversity? No one and everyone—or maybe, a German chemical company
This Prehistoric Sea Creature Had Fanged, Killer Babies
The discovery of a juvenile <i>Lyrarapax unguispinus</i> fossil reveals that even the tiny terrors had a developed claw-like appendage and sharp teeth
Whale Dies in Thailand With 80 Plastic Bags in Its Stomach
A five-day rescue effort could not save the animal, which started vomiting up pieces of plastic before it died
Huge Blue Whale Sighted in the Red Sea for the First Time
The massive mammals typically spend their summers in polar waters, but are known to occasionally migrate further
Dolphins Have a Mysterious Network of Veins That Could Be Key to Preventing the Bends
It might be possible to make an external device that protects divers from the deadly condition
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