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Ghost ships to ghost sharks: 10 wildest underwater discoveries of 2024

A killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long perplexed scientists.

Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.

By Laura Baisas

An orange Chaunacops fish swimming in the waters of Chile’s Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.

See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot

By Laura Baisas

There are thousands of holes at the bottom of the sea

There are thousands of holes at the bottom of the sea

By Claudia Geib / Hakai Magazine

Orcas only need one breath between dives

Orcas only need one breath between dives

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a brown-colored frog called Haddadus binotatus

Humans can’t hear these frogs screaming

By Laura Baisas

three sperm whales swimming near the surface of the ocean

Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’

By Laura Baisas

Bowhead whale family swimming together in calm blue ocean water, Mother cares calf. Aerial view pod of bowhead whale spouting hug play. Whale watching of migrate Baleen whales South Africa. Shark

The Cold War’s accidental whale observatory

By David Rothenberg / MIT Press Reader

tail of a humpback whale in the ocean sticking out of the waves

Why scientists are tracking whale tails with AI

By Mack DeGeurin

The truth behind animal resistance memes

The truth behind animal resistance memes

By Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond / The Conversation

An orca whale hunts a great white shark. Blood is seen near the orca's mouth.

Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time

By Laura Baisas

Dolphins that learn to approach people for an easy meal will often hang around fishing boats.

Stop feeding the dolphins—seriously

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

a close up of the antlers of an irish elk

Ireland was once home to deer with massive 12-foot antlers

By Laura Baisas

Sleeping elephant seals on a California beach

Seals snooze during 20-minute ‘sleeping dives’ to avoid predators

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Sunset over pacific ocean

The Pacific heat blob’s aftereffects are still warping ocean ecosystems

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

By Gavin Naylor/The Conversation

Common bottlenose dolphins swimming in Coffee Bay in South Africa.

Drones are following dolphins to spy on their complex social lives

By Laura Baisas

T. rex model, T. rex skull, and Triceratops skull at dinosaur display in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna

4 reasons dinosaurs never really ruled the Earth

An orca whale swims around an ice flow with a crabeater seal and penguin on the ice.

New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife

By Laura Baisas

Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats

Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats

By Darren Incorvaia/Undark

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Jackie the bald eagle’s blood values drop again, still in critical condition

By Laura Baisas

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, depicted in this artist’s concept, has enough power to continue operating three science instruments in interstellar space longer than anticipated thanks to some clever engineering by the mission team.

NASA successfully gives Voyager 2 another year of life

a baby sea turtle in the sand

What to do if you find a baby turtle

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of ancient Roman stone tablet inscribed with tax corruption decree

In ancient Rome, tax fraud was punishable by death