Science & the Sea

Of more than 300 species of octopuses, a few outliers are bound to do things a little differently. Meet the...

Fish often stick together for protection from predators. Staying within a school of fish is usually safer than swimming alone....

Breeding season can be brutal — even bloody — for male elephant seals. These heavyweights take the competition for mates...

If a species on the brink of extinction could learn to clone itself, that nifty trick could improve its chances...

Sometimes scientists go searching for one thing, only to stumble upon something completely unexpected. That’s how one group of researchers...

You might think the largest – and perhaps loudest – animal ever to roam the planet would not be hard...

Imagine that every time a veterinarian microchipped a dog or cat, the animal found a way to expel the microchip...

Shortly after sea turtles hatch and enter the waves, they vanish from sight for the next two to ten years....

Not all sharks are at the top of the food chain; some are small enough to be a potential meal...

The white vase-like sea sponge known as the Venus flower basket would seem incredibly fragile since it’s made of silica,...