Science & the Sea

Shortly after sea turtles hatch and enter the waves, they vanish from sight for the next two to ten years....

Not all sharks are at the top of the food chain; some are small enough to be a potential meal...

The white vase-like sea sponge known as the Venus flower basket would seem incredibly fragile since it’s made of silica,...

As utterly exhausting as it is to care for a newborn, most moms would never dream of abandoning their child....

Just under a million years ago, a major pattern in Earth’s climate suddenly changed. Instead of having an ice age...

When a sea star (a.k.a. starfish) develops wasting syndrome, the disease hits hard and fast. Lesions appear on the star’s...

When the going gets tough, purple sea urchins appear to get tougher, or at least tough enough to possibly cope...

At 21 months, elephant pregnancies last more than twice as long as human pregnancies, and frilled sharks carry their embryos...

A rapid ascent from deep water to the surface means a rapid drop in pressure. That can expand a fish’s...

Fields of dandelions are a familiar sight each spring, but another kind of dandelion is so rare that scientists are...