Science & the Sea

Shocking Differences Between Electric Animals

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Most people know that electricity and water don’t mix, but it’s not a problem for fish that produce their own...

Seahorses Use Their Heads to Their Advantage

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Seahorses and pipefish may be beautiful and graceful creatures, but they’re not the speediest of fish. In fact, they swim...

The Sweet Smell of Romance?

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Getting a good whiff of your partner to decide if he’s the right man for you may sound familiar –...

Math Under the Waves

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
When most people think about math, they’re probably not thinking of marine creatures. Yet one of the most famous sequences...

Swimming in Harmony for Safety and Belonging

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
The thought of “synchronized swimming” may call to mind the Olympic event or perhaps white-capped women in old Hollywood musicals....

A Hot Surprise Far Below the Ice

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Deep below the Arctic Ocean lies a mid-ocean ridge system that meanders for 1,100 miles along the sea floor. Mid-ocean...

A Never-Ending Love Bite

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Perhaps it’s not surprising that a creature as fierce looking as the angler fish has pretty extreme mating habits — ...

Surviving in the Harsh Midnight Zone

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
The vampire squid sounds like a hostile creature from the Twilight Zone, but it’s really the environment these harmless cephalopods...

A Vampire Squid that Feeds on the Dead

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
You might think a creature called the vampire squid would suck the blood of an unfortunate passing fish. After all,...

Juggling Five Jobs from Behind

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
It's no secret that most animals release waste through their backsides, but some use that exit for more than releasing...

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