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…
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…
Scientists Discover a New Branch of Life in the Deep Sea
Beneath the neon lights of a laser-scanning microscope, newly classified species glow in vivid greens and oranges—a far…
How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews
As governments struggle to halt biodiversity loss and protect the world’s oceans using legal systems largely built by…
‘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…
Underwater Cameras Could Help Unlock America’s Tidal Energy Industry
At the narrow entrance to Sequim Bay’s tidal channel, an underwater, four-bladed turbine spinning above the seabed might…
Dead whale found off the coast of Bethany Beach | The Latest from WDEL News
A local research institute is investigating the cause of death for a whale that beached near Bethany Beach…
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…
The Last Vaquita — An ABC 10News Special
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The world’s smallest and most endangered marine mammal may have a fighting chance at…
Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains Covered in Spikes, Study Finds
When it comes to taking hardcore evolutionary paths, some animals don’t hold back. The common sea urchin, as…