Scientists Just Found a ‘Death-Ball’ Sponge and a Whole Bunch of Other Deep-Sea Weirdos
The deep sea is known to host some creepy critters, but the carnivorous “death-ball” sponges take this creepiness…
Artificial light is drowning out the Moon: here is what city bright lights are doing to humans and other species
Many city slickers may find it hard to comprehend, but the moon used to be the brightest source…
Record-Breaking Great White Shark Spent the Summer Near Popular Beaches
We covered a study last week in which researchers tested bite-resistant wetsuit material with real sharks. Their testing…
Endangered Whale Sharks Are Covered in Scars, and Humans Are to Blame
Whale shark alongside snorkeler in Cendrawasih Bay. Credit: M.V. Erdmann Over 60% of whale sharks in Indonesia are…
The Ocean’s Most Abundant Life Form May Not Survive Global Warming
The lines on the map are cruise tracks, overlaying temperature. The water in yellow areas hovers around 86…
The Ancient Oxygen Flood That Let Life Conquer the Deep Ocean
An artist’s rendering of a prehistoric jawed fish from the Late Devonian called Dunkleosteus. These sorts of large,…
Italian still life paintings as a resource for reconstructing past Mediterranean aquatic biodiversity
We have explored the historical representation of aquatic resources in Italian still-life paintings as an indicator of past…
What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More
Source: Halpern, et. al., Science (2025) By Delger Erdenesanaa Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul; Photographs and Video by Madeline…