Whale swims free after days stuck on German sandbank
BERLIN (AP) — A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort…
Arctic sea ice shrinks to tie lowest level for winter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the…
24 New Species Including a New Family of Amphipods Identified in Deep Sea Survey
Collage of the 24 new Amphipod species identified in Clarion-Clipperton Zone – credit, National Oceanographic Center, Southampton A…
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…
Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science
Spawning season has sprung for Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the waters off British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February…
Earth hit record heat levels in 2025 as UN says warming will last thousands of years
The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such…
Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
Iceberg A-23A has had a more eventful run than most of the large Antarctic icebergs that have calved…
Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study
Humpack whale breaching Credit: Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville (via SWNS) Older male whales are more successful at…
Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves
Each spring, humpback whales start to feed off the coast of California and Oregon on dense schools of…
Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
The tallest point in South Korea is not located in the Taebaek Mountains that run along the country’s…
Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life
Alkaline sodium hydroxide was dumped into the Gulf of Maine to test its effect on carbon uptake and…
A red tide in South Africa is causing the mass deaths of crayfish
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A toxic algae bloom known as a red tide is causing the…