Latest Ocean Stories
These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor
Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting
Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach
Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs
The sun can help break down ocean plastic, but there’s a catch
The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation
Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.
A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots
Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean
Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life
This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic
We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp
Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub
On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific
The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans
‘Mermaid tears’ are killing our oceans
20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why
This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.
An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)
We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii
You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy
The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface
Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
18 water-themed books to dive into this month
Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply
It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs
Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays
The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions
The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them
A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.
There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean
Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean
Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them
California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it
These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways
You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader
The ocean harbors unimaginable secrets, but we need to explore them responsibly