The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions By Eleanor Cummins / Jun 13, 2018
The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late? By María Paula Rubiano A. / Apr 12, 2021
Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago By Kate Baggaley / Jan 27, 2021
Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea By Kate Baggaley / Nov 19, 2020
The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes By Emma Carroll/The Conversation / Nov 2, 2020
Whale ‘roadkill’ is on the rise off California. A new detection system could help. By Erik Olsen / Sep 29, 2020
This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving By Amal Ahmed/Texas Observer / Sep 8, 2020
Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach By Rachel Feltman / Dec 13, 2019
Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media / Dec 10, 2019
Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media News / Sep 19, 2019
James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated. By Purbita Saha / Sep 16, 2019
A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots By Josh Dean / Sep 10, 2019
Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life By Kat Eschner / Aug 8, 2019
Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen By Ula Chrobak / May 17, 2019
Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp By Marlene Cimons / May 14, 2019
Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons By Sara Chodosh / Apr 13, 2019
A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere By Kat Eschner / Mar 29, 2019
On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific By Christina Thompson / Mar 13, 2019
20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why By Sara Chodosh / Feb 9, 2019
An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic By Josh Dean / Dec 21, 2018
As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors By Marlene Cimons / Nov 9, 2018
The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage) By Sara Chodosh / Oct 30, 2018