Ocean(Page 7)

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

Latest in Ocean

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Environment

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time

By Kate Baggaley

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Environment

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Environment

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them
Environment

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them

By Kate Baggaley

ocean
Environment

California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it

By Nicole Wetsman

sea star
Environment

These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways

By Sara Chodosh

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader
Environment

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

By Mary Beth Griggs

feather star
Environment

The ocean harbors unimaginable secrets, but we need to explore them responsibly

By Laurence Publicover/Katharine Hendry/The Conversation

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived
Environment

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived

By Marlene Cimons

Limpets are common herbivores on rocky shores. Here, one searches for food at low tide.
Environment

Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change

By Marlene Cimons

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle
Environment

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

purple sea cucumber
Environment

Mysterious sea monsters that wash ashore are rarely mysterious (and never monsters)

By Sara Chodosh

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups
Environment

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

By Rachel Feltman

Fish might be shrinking
Environment

Fish might be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
Environment

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason
Environment

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason

By Mary Beth Griggs

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change
Environment

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change

By Marlene Cimons

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Environment

Guess how many giant patches of garbage there are in the ocean now?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change
Environment

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies
Environment

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies

By Sarah Fecht

fluorescent coral
Environment

Scientists may finally know why these magnificent corals glow in the dark

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Researches installed artificial coralline algae to test their ability to attract marine micro-fauna.
Environment

Artificial algae could help save our oceans

By Marlene Cimons

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals
Environment

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals

By Sara Chodosh

Coral reefs show signs of climate stress, but there’s still hope
Environment

Coral reefs show signs of climate stress, but there’s still hope

By Marlene Cimons

Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with these gorgeous photos of the sea
Science

Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with these gorgeous photos of the sea

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Early signs of mortality on bleached coral colony.
Environment

Hawaii’s most popular coral reefs are in big trouble

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen
Environment

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

orange spiky sea cucumber in the water
Environment

Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower

By Amina Khan

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon
Environment

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

By Rachel Feltman

stockton rush and macklemore board the antipodes
Environment

Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

By Sarah Fecht

Hydrothermal vent
Environment

There’s a treasure trove on the seafloor—and that could be a bad thing

By Sara Chodosh

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end
Environment

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes
Environment

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bottlenose dolphin
Environment

Dolphins beat up octopuses before eating them, and the reason is kind of horrifying

By Sara Chodosh

The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year
Environment

The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Manatee waving
Environment

Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes
Environment

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals
Environment

Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe
Environment

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

By Sara Chodosh

For this deep-sea archaeologist, finding the Titanic at the bottom of the sea was just the start
Environment

For this deep-sea archaeologist, finding the Titanic at the bottom of the sea was just the start

By Mary Beth Griggs

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart
Environment

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

By Knvul Sheikh

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor
Environment

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

By Sara Chodosh

This geophysicist uses rock-sniffing subs to understand polar magnetic flips
Environment

This geophysicist uses rock-sniffing subs to understand polar magnetic flips

By Peter Hess

Looking for aliens in the Arctic
Environment

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

By Kevin Gray

Sylvia Earle
Environment

At 81, this record-breaking diver isn’t done exploring the ocean’s depths

By Mary Beth Griggs

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land
Environment

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

By Sara Chodosh

Cooking With Seaweed
Environment

Cooking With Seaweed

By Nexus Media

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?
Science

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

By Melissa Klein

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film
Environment

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

By Laura A. Shepard

garbage patch
Environment

A Sea Of Plastic

By Laura Krantz

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe
Environment

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

By Marlene Cimons

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time
Science

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Mount Pinatubo erupts.
Environment

Under the Shroud of Mt. Pinatubo’s Massive Climate Impact

By Nexus Media

Phillippines nest egg
Science

A Fisherman Found a 75-lb Pearl In A Giant Clam

By G. Clay Whittaker

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench
Environment

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench

By G. Clay Whittaker

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other
Environment

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

By Alexandra Ossola

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns
Environment

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns

By Mary Beth Griggs

Now Ships Can Get Advance Warning Of Monster Rogue Waves
Environment

Now Ships Can Get Advance Warning Of Monster Rogue Waves

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pink Dye
Technology

Researchers Repair Coral Reef By Sending Ocean Water ‘Back In Time’

By Mary Beth Griggs

I Plunged Into Freezing Water—And Survived To Tell The Tale
Technology

I Plunged Into Freezing Water—And Survived To Tell The Tale

By Berne Broudy

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report
Environment

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Environment

Your Seafood Might Contain Tiny Plastic Particles

By Steph Yin

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts
Environment

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts

By Levi Sharpe

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants
Environment

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants

By Levi Sharpe