Ocean (Page 8)

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

Latest in Ocean

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

stack of green books

18 water-themed books to dive into this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Coral reef ecosystem.

Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply

By Jan A. Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams/The Conversation

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

the great blue hole

Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs

By Neel V. Patel

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

a hydrogen balloon on its side

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!

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

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them

By Kate Baggaley

a degraded coral reef

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

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari

By Kate Baggaley

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

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

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

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

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

By Kate Baggaley

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

By Nicole Wetsman

These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways

By Sara Chodosh

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

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

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

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.

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

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

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

purple sea cucumber

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

By Sara Chodosh

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

By Rachel Feltman

Fish might be shrinking

Fish might be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

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

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

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

By Marlene Cimons

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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

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

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

fluorescent coral

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.

Artificial algae could help save our oceans

By Marlene Cimons

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

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

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

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

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Early signs of mortality on bleached coral colony.

Hawaii’s most popular coral reefs are in big trouble

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

orange spiky sea cucumber in the water

Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

By Rachel Feltman

stockton rush and macklemore board the antipodes

Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

Hydrothermal vent

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

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

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bottlenose dolphin

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

The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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

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

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

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

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

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

By Knvul Sheikh

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

By Sara Chodosh

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

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

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

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

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

By Sara Chodosh

Cooking With Seaweed

Cooking With Seaweed

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

By Melissa Klein