Ocean(Page 6)

Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth. This is the latest on protecting their vast ecosystems.

Latest in Ocean

aquatic life illustration
Environment

Is it loud in the ocean?

By Virginia Gewin

joan wong illustration
Science

Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve

By Erin Blakemore

walking shark on the seafloor
Environment

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

By Kate Baggaley

arctic terns flying against clouds with person silhouetted against background
Environment

Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting

By Ula Chrobak

a bucket of penis fish
Environment

Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach

By Rachel Feltman

A degraded coral reef.
Environment

Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media

Beach pollution. Plastic bottles and other trash on sea beach
Environment

The sun can help break down ocean plastic, but there’s a catch

By Sara Kiley Watson

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation
Environment

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation

By Grace Wade

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost
Environment

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media News

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
Environment

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

By Jess Romeo

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.
Environment

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.

By Purbita Saha

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots
Environment

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots

By Josh Dean

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life
Environment

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life

By Kat Eschner

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic
Environment

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

By Ula Chrobak

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
Environment

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

By Sara Chodosh

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Health

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

By Sara Chodosh

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
Environment

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

By Ula Chrobak

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
Environment

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive

By Marlene Cimons

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Environment

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

By Ula Chrobak

Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp
Environment

Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp

By Marlene Cimons

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
Environment

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons

By Sara Chodosh

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
Environment

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere

By Kat Eschner

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub
Environment

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub

By Rose Pastore

Hōkūle‘a Polynesian origins voyage explorer Sea People
Environment

On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific

By Christina Thompson

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans
Environment

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

By Tiffany Chen

Nurdles
Environment

‘Mermaid tears’ are killing our oceans

By Claire Gwinnett/The Conversation

guillemot colony
Environment

20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why

By Sara Chodosh

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Environment

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
Environment

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

By Marlene Cimons

broken ice over the ocean
Environment

In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.

By Jillian Mock

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Environment

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic

By Josh Dean

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
Environment

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

By Marlene Cimons

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
Environment

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

By Marlene Cimons

dumbo octopus
Environment

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

By Sara Chodosh

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
Environment

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

By Kat Eschner

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
Environment

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

By Sara Chodosh

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
Environment

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

By Jillian Mock

vents of white bubbles rising up from ocean floor
Science

NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

By Shannon Stirone

A glowing green worm
Environment

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

By Neel V. Patel

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface
Environment

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

By Anna Brooks

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
Environment

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons

stack of green books
Environment

18 water-themed books to dive into this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Environment

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Coral reef ecosystem.
Environment

Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply

By Jan A. Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams/The Conversation

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Environment

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

By Kat Eschner

the great blue hole
Environment

Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs

By Neel V. Patel

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks
Environment

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

By Lexi Krupp

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
Environment

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

By Kat Eschner

a hydrogen balloon on its side
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
Technology

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!

By Owen Agnew

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them
Environment

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them

By Kate Baggaley

a degraded coral reef
Environment

A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.

By Kat Eschner

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
Environment

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

By Amelia Urry

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
Environment

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari

By Kate Baggaley

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Environment

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time

By Kate Baggaley

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Environment

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Environment

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them
Environment

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them

By Kate Baggaley

ocean
Environment

California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it

By Nicole Wetsman

sea star
Environment

These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways

By Sara Chodosh

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader
Environment

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

By Mary Beth Griggs

feather star
Environment

The ocean harbors unimaginable secrets, but we need to explore them responsibly

By Laurence Publicover/Katharine Hendry/The Conversation

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived
Environment

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived

By Marlene Cimons

Limpets are common herbivores on rocky shores. Here, one searches for food at low tide.
Environment

Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change

By Marlene Cimons