It’s The Size Of A Golf Ball
This unassuming octopus pairs bacterial chemistry with evolutionary efficiency to deliver one of the most powerful defenses in…
Sperm Whales Speak With a Complex Alphabet and Even Have ‘Vowels,’ Study Finds
Sperm whales: They’re just like us. An international team of researchers, including marine biologists and linguists, reports that…
Study finds crabs hide to avoid cannibalism | National
A basket of blue crabs caught during a survey by the Smithsonian Environmental Resarch Center. (Smithsonian ERC via…
‘It was born before Isaac Newton’: Greenland shark that may have lived since the 1600s goes viral |
A viral social media post has renewed attention on the Greenland shark. Scientists believe the species can live…
It Has Armor Made Of Iron
In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about nature’s…
Commercial fishing amplifies impacts of increasing temperature on predator-prey interactions in marine ecosystems
Tucker, M. A. & Rogers, T. L. Examining predator–prey body size, trophic level and body mass across marine…
Scientists Solved the Mystery of the Shark That Bites Perfect Circles
You rarely catch a cookiecutter shark in action. Instead, you notice the marks it leaves behind: neat, circular…
No Red Blood Cells? No Problem, For This Noodlefish
Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of…
UH study reveals how ocean’s most abundant bacteria diversify
Reading time: 2 minutesResearchers sample surface seawater as a part of the Kāneʻohe Time Series. (Photo credit: Kelle…
They’re Hunting Down The Great White Shark
Even apex predators can become prey. Here’s how orcas are flipping the script on the ocean’s most feared…
How The Frogfish Perfected The Art Of Deep-Sea Fishing — A Biologist Explains
A new study reveals how frogfish mastered their eerie fishing trick: by rearranging their motor neurons. Here’s the…
Bowhead whales may hold key to humans living for centuries
A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may…