Oceans
Titanic vs. Lusitania: Who Survived and Why?
The tragic voyages provided several economists with an an opportunity to compare how people behave under extreme conditions
A Coral Reef's Mass Spawning
Understanding how corals reproduce is critical to their survival; Smithsonian's Nancy Knowlton investigates the annual event
The Eastern Pacific Black Ghost Shark
<em>Hydrolagus melanophasma</em>, a new species of fish, was named from specimens collected over the last several decades off the coast of California
A Swim Through the Ocean's Future
Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?
Picture of the Week—Project Pebble
The University of Cambridge Department of Engineering hosted a photography contest earlier this year, and the winners have just been announced
Borne on a Black Current
For thousands of years, the Pacific Ocean’s strong currents have swept shipwrecked Japanese sailors onto American shores
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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