The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales
In the turquoise waters off La Ventana, a sleepy coastal town on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, Claudio Rios, 41,…
Meet The Eel That Generates 800V — A Biologist Explains How It Doesn’t Electrocute Itself
At first glance, the electric eel’s abilities feel implausible. But upon a closer inspection, we find a precise,…
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, off Western Australia, where corals appear to be exceptionally heat-tolerant Bill Bachman/Alamy Coral reefs…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
Urgent warning as deadly sea creature washes up on UK beach | News UK
Several potentially dangerous Portuguese Man O’War have been spotted washed up on Aberavon Beach in Wales (Picture: Media…
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…
A global coral phylogeny reveals resilience and vulnerability through deep time
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification. Science 318, 1737–1742 (2007). Article …
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…