Science & the Sea

The vampire squid sounds like a hostile creature from the Twilight Zone, but it’s really the environment these harmless cephalopods...

You might think a creature called the vampire squid would suck the blood of an unfortunate passing fish. After all,...

It's no secret that most animals release waste through their backsides, but some use that exit for more than releasing...

It can move almost as fast as a speeding bullet and packs a punch powerful enough to break aquarium glass....

Sharks may be top predators in the sea, but they can be prey as well, especially as babies. Researchers have...

If the home that gives you shelter and houses your food were threatened, you'd likely do what you could to...

You've heard of whales singing, but what about talking? If that sounds crazy, most marine biologists would have agreed until...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began in spring 2010 was one of the largest ecological disasters of recent history....

While Magellans first circumnavigation of the world made history, circling the globe is a regular annual trip for many albatrosses....

While seahorses certainly are a unique-looking fish, that’s hardly their most unusual trait. Seahorses and their relatives, pipefishes, are the...