Ocean

Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth. This is the latest on protecting their vast ecosystems.

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Germany’s North and Baltic Seas are littered with munitions from the First and Second World Wars, such as shells—as shown here—once fired from German battleships.
Technology

The big Baltic bomb cleanup

By Paul Hockenos / Hakai Magazine

a whale surfaces next to a large fishing trawler
Environment

Whales need krill to survive. We want it for supplements.

By Laura Baisas

Titanic bow wreckage underwater
Science

The famous railing from ‘Titanic’ has broken off from Titanic

By Andrew Paul

a small white and red squid
Environment

New images of deep sea wonders are surprisingly adorable

By Laura Baisas

Closeup of yellow and green fishing net
Environment

The long road to ropeless fishing

By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine

Port Jackson sharks sleeping on the seafloor at Beagle Marine Park.
Environment

Watch a huge ‘No Boys Allowed’ shark slumber party

By Laura Baisas

Colorful atlantic puffin sitting on a cliff
Environment

In Iceland, humans throwing baby puffins is a good thing

By Alisha McDarris

The newly discovered Paragonaster hoeimaruae. There are many types of starfish and this one is particularly adapted to living in sandy, muddy waters, a feature the researchers want to learn more about.
Environment

New, vibrant starfish discovered in Japan

By Laura Baisas

two sea lions swim in blue water, with their heads above the water
Animals

Sea lion camera crews help scientists map unexplored seabeds

By Laura Baisas

a walrus calf with a cut on its right eye is cared for by two technicians
Animals

Abandoned Pacific walrus calf rescued in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching ocean in an attack.
Environment

Sharks are testing positive for cocaine

By Andrew Paul

Polymetallic nodules scattered across bottom of the ocean floor
Biology

‘Dark oxygen’ on ocean floor may rewrite Earth’s origins of life

By Andrew Paul

a small grey and black reef fish swims
Animals

Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds

By Laura Baisas

Five of the comb jelly species featured in a new study on how their cells adapt to water pressures. Red coloration as seen in the two specimens at right is common among deep-sea animals.
Animals

Comb jellies won’t give into the extreme pressures of deep-sea life

By Laura Baisas

a marine biologist and an actor fist bump while sitting on a dive boat in the ocean
Animals

Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks

By Laura Baisas

Golden Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in the Red Sea, Egypt
Climate Change

Mass extinction 183 million years ago offers dire warning for modern oceans

By Andrew Paul

Litter at sea
AI

Ocean trash can now be tracked from space

By Andrew Paul

OceanXplorers sub
Animals

Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series

By Andrew Paul

Underwater image of Titanic wreckage
Conservation

Billionaire plans to ride $20 million submersible to the Titanic

By Andrew Paul

coral polyps before spawning
Animals

Scientists are studying the mysterious sex lives of coral

By Laura Baisas

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