Scientists Found a Hairy-Legged Sea Spider With a Nightmare Mouth
A photo of a new species of sea spider Tanystylum kiixin. Credit: Cormac Toler-Scott Two newly described Salish…
Scientists Found a Deep-Sea ‘Death Pool’ That Vanished. It May Show How Earth’s First Life Survived
Marine ecologists used to call them “black pools of death.” Only as far back as a decade ago,…
This Newly Discovered Sea Spider Is a Parasite With Its Own Parasites
The oceans are filled with all sorts of wonders and horrors alike. And don’t worry, scientists are still…
A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way – Boing Boing
A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way Boing BoingMeet Bubbles, a Dolphin in Australia…
These Deep Sea Denizens Use Giant Sea Spiders as Ubers
As anyone who’s stayed up well past their bedtime knows, catching a taxi or Uber home can be…
Scientists sent a robot two miles below California and found a bigfin squid; it was the first live Northeast Pacific sighting
Photo credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, off the…
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…
Researchers tracking a rare albino dolphin along the Delmarva coast | The Latest from WDEL News
The MERR Institute joins WBOC DelmarvaLife’s hosts Lisa Bryant and Steve Monz to explain MERR’s role in…
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.…
Rare Goblin Shark Spotted Alive in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time
Goblin shark near Tonga Trench (2024). Credit: Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Center and Inkfish. Scientists have…
Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel announced the winners of its “Israeli Sea” photo contest…
Haifa University researchers spot two rare sperm whales off southern coast
Coinciding with International Oceans Day on Monday, researchers from northern Israel’s Haifa University spotted two rare sperm whales…