
Animals
Let’s learn about sharks
This ancient group of fish can use scent and even electricity to detect their prey. And they fill an important niche in the ocean.
This ancient group of fish can use scent and even electricity to detect their prey. And they fill an important niche in the ocean.
Known as the seal louse, this tiny insect can survive deep oceanic dives on its mobile home, a marine mammal.
Some starving microbes nap while awaiting their next meal. For some living miles below the ocean surface, that nap may exceed 100 million years.
Coral reefs are home to many important species. But climate change is stressing corals to the max.
Hurricanes are huge, terrifying storms that form over warm ocean waters — and waters are getting warming.
When some corals bleach, they turn neon colors. Flashy hues may be part of a response that helps these corals recover and reunite with their algae.
This is a series of ocean waves triggered by an underwater earthquake or volcano. The event starts as small waves, but those waves can grow as they approach land.
Invasive comb jellies may feast on their larvae if massive population booms in summer deplete their prey.
By looking at toys washed up on beaches, scientists have estimated how long it takes hard plastics to break down in the oceans. And it’s a long time.
New data on when massive volcanic eruptions happened do not match when the dinosaur mass extinction took place.