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…
A Snorkeler in Nova Scotia Thought This Was a Leaf, but It Was Something Far Weirder
It’s a black blob! It’s a rotten leaf! No, it’s a slug, and a pretty cool one at…
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…
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…