Scientists Film Dolphins Using Seashells As Hunting Tools
Adult female dolphin captured on film by UniSC researchers while ‘shelling’ to catch fish. Credit: University of the…
Scientists Uncover New Clues to a Long-Standing Bonnethead Shark Mystery
A detailed study of Florida bonnetheads found that their unusual sex-specific head shapes emerge through growth rather than…
Meet Ryoya Sugimoto: The Japanese teenager who spotted strange jellyfish at a dock and helped scientists identify a species new to science
Representative Image of diverse jellyfish species drifting through Japanese coastal waters (AI-generated image) In 2018, 13-year-old Ryoya Sugimoto…
Bull sharks in Fiji repeatedly meet at the same reef, and scientists found they slightly prefer spending time with relatives |
Representative Image of bull sharks gathering at a coral reef and displaying social behavior (AI-generated image) Bull sharks…
Blue whales can weigh 330,000 pounds, eat six tons of krill a day and communicate through powerful underwater songs |
The blue whale is not merely the biggest animal alive today. At roughly 33 metres in length, it…
Scientists discover Greenland sharks can survive for centuries with functioning eyesight, overturning the long-held belief that they are blind |
Greenland sharks entered popular science writing on the strength of one number, 400 years. Some individuals swimming in…
Underwater Cameras Expose the Secret Lives of Whale Sharks
Shark-mounted cameras reveal that whale sharks feed far beyond the surface, using diverse strategies from shallow krill pursuits…
Climate benefit and ecological cost trade-offs for ocean iron fertilization
Buesseler, K. O. Next steps for assessing ocean iron fertilization for marine carbon dioxide removal. Front. Clim. 6,…
Scientists find sperm whales blow bubbles to stay upright while sleeping, a tiny buoyancy trick that keeps the ocean’s biggest predators resting just below the surface |
Scientists find sperm whales blow bubbles to stay upright while sleeping, a tiny buoyancy trick that keeps the…
Watch These Orcas Smash a Giant Dead Fish to Pieces—Just for Kicks
Despite living their entire lives in the water, killer whales share a lot in common with humans. Research…
Whale Sharks: Scientists attach cameras to whale sharks, capturing how the world’s biggest fish hunts like never before
For decades, marine scientists have watched whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the world’s biggest fish, from boats and while…
Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet
Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all multicellular life on Earth, is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems.…