Parrotfish Farmers Protect Coral
Farmers don’t typically grow crops on all of their land simultaneously – they rotate crops and leave some land fallow...
Science & the Sea
This Cool Cucumber Regrows Itself
You may have heard that starfish can regrow arms they’ve lost, but imagine a creature that can regrow nearly all...
“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...
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...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Wild Duck Crostini
Many coastal fishermen are also avid waterfowl hunters. Wild duck; mallard, pintail, gadwall, wigeon, and teal, can be highly delectable...
