ocean life

A hidden second set of jaws enables them to gobble prey on land.

Iron-eating bacteria were among the thousands of microbes dwelling within the shipwreck.

Urchin barrens are the new normal in the once-flourishing ecosystem.

The carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is changing the seas, but we could turn things around.

The rare and mysterious Deepstaria jellyfish looks like a cross between a plastic bag and a Victorian spectre.

They make our white sand beaches beautiful, but our actions are poised to wipe them out.

Sharks: They're just not that into you.

Leachates are toxic to the most numerous photosynthesizing organisms in the world.

The first recorded "reptile fall" is a real feast.

Tracking the Cambrian Explosion, when the oceans first filled with complex animal life.