“Shhh…” Whispers the Humpback Calf
Humpback whales arrive into the world at a whopping 26.5 feet long, but they have no time to waste in...
Science & the Sea
Sea Snakes Go Black in the City
Most turtle-headed sea snakes throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans have black-and-white banded bodies—unless they swim in city waters. Instead...
The Faceless Fish of the Deep, Deep Sea
They didn’t know what they would find when they set off for a month at sea on May 15, 2017....
Clownfish Need Healthy Anemones
Nemo may have been interested in exploring the great big ocean, but his dad Marlin’s attachment to their anemone is...
Hurricanes’ Havoc Harms Marine Homes
Harvey, Irma, Jose, Maria… the 2017 hurricane season has been intense, and it’s not just humans trying to recover from...
A Massive but Elusive Sunfish
New discoveries in the ocean never end, but sometimes even the ocean’s largest animals can evade scientists. It takes perseverance,...
A Tiny but Fearsome Jellyfish
They’re tiny and they’re brainless, but the box jellyfish of Australia, known to science as Carukia barnesi, packs a deadly...
Keeping an Eye Out
Living in near-total darkness requires some creative adaptations both to find food and avoid becoming food. For the red-colored strawberry...
The Nose Knows the Way
It’s said that sharks can smell a drop of blood in water a mile away. Depending on the shark species...
The Coolest Dad in the Sea
Dads always build the best sand castles — at least when it comes to the
white-spotted pufferfish. Males of this...
