Ocean (Page 9)

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

Latest in Ocean

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

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

By Laura A. Shepard

A Sea Of Plastic

By Laura Krantz

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

By Marlene Cimons

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Mount Pinatubo erupts.

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

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

By G. Clay Whittaker

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench

By G. Clay Whittaker

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

By Alexandra Ossola

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

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

Now Ships Can Get Advance Warning Of Monster Rogue Waves

By Mary Beth Griggs

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

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

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Your Seafood Might Contain Tiny Plastic Particles

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts

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

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

Five Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Are Floating In An Ocean Near You [Interactive]

Five Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Are Floating In An Ocean Near You [Interactive]

By Christie Wilcox

An Artificial Reef For Any Seafloor

An Artificial Reef For Any Seafloor

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Found In Atlantic Ocean

Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Found In Atlantic Ocean

By Mary Beth Griggs

Manganese Nodule

Rare Earth Metal Balls Found Beneath The Atlantic Ocean

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill

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This Is What A Shipwreck Looks Like After 113 Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pufferfish Don’t Hold Their Breaths To Stay Puffed, Scientists Find

Pufferfish Don’t Hold Their Breaths To Stay Puffed, Scientists Find

By Francie Diep

Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video

Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video

By Rafi Letzter

Mussels Inspire A Glue That Works Underwater

Mussels Inspire A Glue That Works Underwater

By Francie Diep

Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach

Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach

By Popular Science Team

What Happens To A Human Who Spends A Month Under The Sea?

What Happens To A Human Who Spends A Month Under The Sea?

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans

By Rose Pastore

What Would Happen If Everyone Peed In The Ocean At The Same Time?

What Would Happen If Everyone Peed In The Ocean At The Same Time?

This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California

This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California

By Dan Nosowitz

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

By Flora Lichtman

James Cameron Donates His Custom-Built Submarine To Science

James Cameron Donates His Custom-Built Submarine To Science

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By Rebecca Boyle

Ultra-Tough Mantis Shrimp Claws Could Lead to Better Body Armor

Ultra-Tough Mantis Shrimp Claws Could Lead to Better Body Armor

By Rebecca Boyle

How It Works: Building a Kilometer-Long Pipe Deep Under the Sea

How It Works: Building a Kilometer-Long Pipe Deep Under the Sea

By Rebecca Boyle

An Ocean of Data: Looking for Sunken Treasure in a New Way

An Ocean of Data: Looking for Sunken Treasure in a New Way

By Brooke Borel

200,000-Year-Old Patch of Seagrass Is the World’s Oldest Living Organism

200,000-Year-Old Patch of Seagrass Is the World’s Oldest Living Organism

By Dan Nosowitz

Maldivian Leaders Might Move the Entire Nation to Australia If Sea Keeps Rising

Maldivian Leaders Might Move the Entire Nation to Australia If Sea Keeps Rising

By Rebecca Boyle

Building a Massive Neutrino Hunter Beneath the Mediterranean

Building a Massive Neutrino Hunter Beneath the Mediterranean

By Rebecca Boyle

Saving the Seas: Reducing Fertilizer Runoff to Resurrect Ocean Dead Zones

Saving the Seas: Reducing Fertilizer Runoff to Resurrect Ocean Dead Zones

By Rowan Jacobsen

Saving the Seas: Fixing the Water Cycle Is the Key

Saving the Seas: Fixing the Water Cycle Is the Key