Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly alarming rate of decline. But recently Antarctica has followed suit.
Planning a visit to Corpus Christi during spring break? Here are four of our favorite things to do in the city during the celebratory week.
A swarm of jellyfish just outmatched one of Europe’s most powerful nuclear plants, slipping through filters, liquefying, and ...
Jellyfish are strange creatures, with each species having its own set of unique traits and quirks. One example is the warty ...
When deep-sea explorers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute went on expedition off the coast of Argentina, they were amazed to see an enormous creature floating through the gloom: a giant phantom ...
By about 200 meters, light fades fast, and below 1,000 meters the sea is functionally dark, forcing life to solve survival with stranger tools than most surface creatures ever need. That is why so ...
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A ...
A swarm of jellyfish shut down four of six nuclear reactors at the Gravelines power plant near Calais, France. The jellyfish ...
"I’ve been down 3,000 feet alone in the ocean, which has got to be one of the loneliest places on the planet," Widder says.
The name “sea hare” comes from the two tentacles on their heads that resemble a rabbit’s ears. Learn more about this marine mollusk.
As February comes to a close, we like to take a beat and really look at our store as if we are seeing it through the customer ...
Often mistaken for their more dangerous relatives, the delicate by-the-wind sailors are largely harmless and rely on wind to ...