Ocean (Page 7)

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

Latest in Ocean

tagged green turtle

We may finally know where young turtles spend their ‘lost years’

By Philip Kiefer

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

By Ellie Shechet

$Nautilus shell fractal$

The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions

By Eleanor Cummins

Corroded munitions with sea life grown over.

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late?

By María Paula Rubiano A.

Close up view of a "giant larvacean" (blue tadpole-like animal) and its "inner house."

These animals build palaces out of their own snot

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

By Kate Baggaley

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

By Sophie Bushwick

sea lion chasing a school of fish

Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet

What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs

By Ellie Shechet

plastic bottles bound together

Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health.

sharks in the ocean

Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago

By Kate Baggaley

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

These jellyfish seem to cheat death. What’s their secret?

By Sara Kiley Watson

Red crab on water.

Why everything eventually becomes a crab

By Sara Kiley Watson

Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea

By Kate Baggaley

Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

southern right whales

The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes

By Emma Carroll/The Conversation

We finally know why sea pickles glow

By María Paula Rubiano A.

Dungeness Crabs

14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean

By Bob Mcnally/Field & Stream

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

By Kate Baggaley

Whale ‘roadkill’ is on the rise off California. A new detection system could help.

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving

By Amal Ahmed/Texas Observer

pappy lane shipwreck

This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea

By Herb McCormick

bottlenose dolphins

Manmade pollutants could be harming marine mammals more than we think

Surfers are riding a wave of new technologies to their Olympic debut

sea turtle in tank

Sea turtles think old ocean plastic smells delicious

A bioluminescent ponyfish with a light-generating organ in its esophagus.

Fish gave us legs—and four other finny facts

aquatic life illustration

Is it loud in the ocean?

By Virginia Gewin

joan wong illustration

Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve

By Erin Blakemore

walking shark on the seafloor

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

By Kate Baggaley

arctic terns flying against clouds with person silhouetted against background

Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting

a bucket of penis fish

Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach

By Rachel Feltman

A degraded coral reef.

Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media News

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.

By Purbita Saha

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life

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

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

By Sara Chodosh

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

By Sara Chodosh

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive

By Marlene Cimons

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

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

Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp

By Marlene Cimons

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons

By Sara Chodosh

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub

By Rose Pastore

Hōkūle‘a Polynesian origins voyage explorer Sea People

On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific

By Christina Thompson

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

By Tiffany Chen

‘Mermaid tears’ are killing our oceans

By Claire Gwinnett/The Conversation

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

By Marlene Cimons

broken ice over the ocean

In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.

By Jillian Mock

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic

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

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

By Marlene Cimons

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

By Marlene Cimons

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

By Sara Chodosh

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

By Sara Chodosh

vents of white bubbles rising up from ocean floor

NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

By Shannon Stirone

A glowing green worm

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

By Neel V. Patel

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons