Science & the Sea

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

Tiny marine creatures known as zooplankton feed on phytoplankton, which use photosynthesis to create their food. Since phytoplankton tend to...

Carrying a bit of extra fat isn’t usually considered ideal among the human population, but for corals, extra fat could...

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...