Latest Ocean Stories
Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
18 water-themed books to dive into this month
This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving
Robot Designed To Kill Starfish Will Be Released On Australian Reefs
Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Mariana Trench Full Of Microbial Life, Expedition Finds
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
James Cameron Donates His Custom-Built Submarine To Science
Charting the Ocean’s Depth
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El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns
The Sounds Of Living Coral Reefs Are Breathtaking And Important
Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs
Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts
Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays
In The Future We Will All Live In Photosynthetic French Sea Pods
Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other
Climate Change Will Noticeably Reduce Oxygen In The Oceans By 2030
Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants
Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Love Affair With Coral
XPrize Winner Garners $1.5 Million To Fix Oceans
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
Whale ‘roadkill’ is on the rise off California. A new detection system could help.
Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
Ultra-Tough Mantis Shrimp Claws Could Lead to Better Body Armor
We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs
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.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean
There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
How It Works: Building a Kilometer-Long Pipe Deep Under the Sea
We finally know why sea pickles glow
Scientists Discover Massive Methane-Based Ecosystem
We May Need A Sperm Bank To Save The World’s Coral
This Is What The Bottom of The Ocean Looks Like
A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents
Island Formations Might Make Tsunamis Worse
An Ocean of Data: Looking for Sunken Treasure in a New Way
The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes
Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA
Five Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Are Floating In An Ocean Near You [Interactive]
Why Packaging And Fallout Shelters Should Take Design Cues From Seashells
Scientists Freak Out Over Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents
200,000-Year-Old Patch of Seagrass Is the World’s Oldest Living Organism
An Artificial Reef For Any Seafloor
Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Found In Atlantic Ocean
Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California
Maldivian Leaders Might Move the Entire Nation to Australia If Sea Keeps Rising
Bizarre New Clam Species Found
Loch Ness, Like a Giant Level, Shows How Scotland Bends With the Tides
Drill, Don’t Kill: Lessons From Two Underground Lakes
Ocean Acidification Caused The Largest Mass Extinction Ever
How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Found: A Strange Purple Blob Deep In The Ocean
Building a Massive Neutrino Hunter Beneath the Mediterranean
What Would Happen If Everyone Peed In The Ocean At The Same Time?
This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
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