Science & the Sea

They went looking for typical calls of blue, minke, fin, humpback andother whales who live in the area of Mariana...

Bowhead whales and Greenland sharks can live up to two centuries, and century-old Galapagos giant tortoises are just young adults....

A disguise only works if others can’t detect it, whether on land or under the sea. Mirror-like scales help many...

Cancer isn’t generally contagious, but the leukemia ravaging some soft shell clam populations on the East Coast has broken that...

Dining on a jellyfish may not seem too appetizing to most creatures, considering the danger of getting stung. But these...

Many predators hunt by camouflaging themselves and waiting for unwary prey to swim close enough to become a meal. One...

When the agonizing sting of a jellyfish shoots up your leg, all you can think about is stopping the pain....

Nearly all of the world’s seven sea turtle species are facing a high risk of extinction, in part because of...

The hagfish is one of those animals that scientists aren’t quite sure how to classify. These bottom-feeders have a skull...

You might remember the story about the mountaineer who amputated his forearm so he could survive after his hand became...