Science & the Sea

There is a lot of activity atop the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, but like an iceberg, there's...

Swelling up like a balloon is a pretty dramatic defense mechanism, but many species of pufferfish pack an even deadlier...

Puffer fish have one of the most dramatic defense mechanisms of any creature in the sea, thanks to bodies customized...

What is the greatest size and age a living thing can achieve? Seagrass meadows may hold the answer. Seagrasses are...

Watch a stingray glide over the sandy sea floor and you can tell it's in hunting mode - but the...

Life in the extreme environment of a polar ocean certainly is a survival challenge, but some Antarctic fish manage with...

For years, scientists believed all sponges were filter feeders that trapped and fed on bacteria from water they pump through...

There's a massive meltdown happening in the Arctic - and it's not just polar bears who will feel the effects....

Vast expanses of sea ice make the Arctic and Antarctic oceans perilous and inhospitable, but they’re also vital guardians of...

You might imagine marine snails crawling around on the sea floor. But thanks to a unique adaptation, one family of...