An Adorable Puppy-Eyed Seal Is the Star of These Award-Winning Photos
This seal is very cute. So adorable, in fact, that public voters couldn’t help but award it the…
513 humpback whales gather at massive Caribbean breeding ground
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is widely seen as a model success story for wildlife conservation. Prior to…
Rescuers save huge sea turtle discovered stranded upside down on Coffs Coast beach
A large sea turtle, estimated to be at least 30 years old and more than 50 kilograms, is…
The Sea Urchin Apocalypse Is Real, and It Might Be Spreading Globally, Scientists Warn
An apocalyptic serial killer of sea urchins is on the loose, scientists are warning—and the path of destruction…
Kayakers capture scary video of face-to-face encounter with giant shark: ‘Hungry animals’
A group of kayakers off the coast of Australia endured a terrifying ordeal after a massive great white…
Scientists Wanted to Know How Many Squid Pilot Whales Eat Each Day. What They Found Was Astounding
Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a…
These 5 animals are the largest to have roamed the Earth (One is still lives today)
The blue whale holds the title of the largest animal ever known to exist, still swimming today in…
Diver Films World’s Largest Jellyfish Species at Night, and the Video Is Hypnotizing
An underwater videographer has just published mesmerizing footage of the world’s largest, longest, and heaviest known jellyfish species—a…
The Ocean Is a Carbon Toilet. Marine Heat Waves Are Clogging It.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The planet would be a whole…
Deep-sea creatures are interconnected across globe via hidden ocean ‘superhighway’
Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a…