January 2016 The Call of the Elephant Seal University of Texas Marine Science Institute Breeding season can be brutal — even bloody — for male elephant seals. These heavyweights take the competition for mates... Read More
December 2015 Sawfish Making Babies — Without the Sex University of Texas Marine Science Institute If a species on the brink of extinction could learn to clone itself, that nifty trick could improve its chances... Read More
November 2015 The Unexpected Underwater Volcanoes University of Texas Marine Science Institute Sometimes scientists go searching for one thing, only to stumble upon something completely unexpected. That’s how one group of researchers... Read More
October 2015 A Whale of a Journey University of Texas Marine Science Institute You might think the largest – and perhaps loudest – animal ever to roam the planet would not be hard... Read More
September 2015 Sea Star Ejection University of Texas Marine Science Institute Imagine that every time a veterinarian microchipped a dog or cat, the animal found a way to expel the microchip... Read More
August 2015 The “Lost Years” of Sea Turtle Toddlers University of Texas Marine Science Institute Shortly after sea turtles hatch and enter the waves, they vanish from sight for the next two to ten years.... Read More
July 2015 Lighting Up to Stay Alive University of Texas Marine Science Institute Not all sharks are at the top of the food chain; some are small enough to be a potential meal... Read More
June 2015 Venus Flower Baskets University of Texas Marine Science Institute The white vase-like sea sponge known as the Venus flower basket would seem incredibly fragile since it’s made of silica,... Read More
May 2015 Sea Otter Moms Work Double-Time University of Texas Marine Science Institute As utterly exhausting as it is to care for a newborn, most moms would never dream of abandoning their child.... Read More
April 2015 When Oceans Shifted Earth’s Ice Ages University of Texas Marine Science Institute Just under a million years ago, a major pattern in Earth’s climate suddenly changed. Instead of having an ice age... Read More