oceans
The father of all giant sea bugs was recently discovered off the coast of Java.
Seismic data from 2016 reveals a rare bi-directional boomerang earthquake.
In one of the ocean’s most lifeless places, scientists discover and resuscitate ancient organisms.
The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.
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If Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate, the bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century according to a first-ever projected timeline.
These alien-like creatures are virtually invisible in the deep sea.
A new study lays out the case for the damaging effects of stress on orcas living in tanks.
The ocean’s largest shark relies on vision more than previously believed.
Scientists are befuddled by where the shark gets most of its food.
Tyson dives into the search for alien life, dark matter, and the physics of football.
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Researchers devise an effective new predictive tool for maritime first-responders.
Two of Iceland’s largest whaling companies are keeping their boats in port this summer. One of them permanently.
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
Nuclear weapons, whale sharks, and how to use both to make eco-tourism more sustainable.
Study shows ripples across a newly fertilized egg are similar to ocean and atmospheric circulations.
A new study says that it could be centuries before millions of the classic toys submerged in the Earth’s seas disintegrate.
Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
New research suggests the ocean current that delivers warm water to Europe has a one-in-six chance of halting temporarily over the next hundred years, potentially resulting in freezing temperatures.
Scientists speculate that if life were to have spontaneously developed on Earth, the first thing there would need to be are vesicles.
“Sea of Shadows” is a documentary you can’t afford to miss.
The net famously failed to work as planned last year. Now, a new version is making waves.
Bio-plastics could prove to be a suitable alternative to single-use plastics.
Humpbacks swap songs at remote group of islands in the South Pacific.
How many other disease-fighting compounds might we find in the ocean?
Fionn Ferreira will receive $50,000 for winning Google’s annual student competition.
It’s only the second pocket shark specimen ever discovered.
New research reveals a major shift in what pressures life used to face.
A comprehensive interdisciplinary paper removes any doubt that orcas don’t belong in marine parks and zoos.