Surviving in the Harsh Midnight Zone
The vampire squid sounds like a hostile creature from the Twilight Zone, but it’s really the environment these harmless cephalopods...
Science & the Sea
A Vampire Squid that Feeds on the Dead
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
It's no secret that most animals release waste through their backsides, but some use that exit for more than releasing...
A Simply Smashing Shrimp
It can move almost as fast as a speeding bullet and packs a punch powerful enough to break aquarium glass....
When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Sharks may be top predators in the sea, but they can be prey as well, especially as babies. Researchers have...
Goby Guardians of the Coral
If the home that gives you shelter and houses your food were threatened, you'd likely do what you could to...
Seeking Answers to Whale “Speech”
You've heard of whales singing, but what about talking? If that sounds crazy, most marine biologists would have agreed until...
Oil: The Breakfast of Champions
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began in spring 2010 was one of the largest ecological disasters of recent history....
Circling the Globe on Cruise Control
While Magellans first circumnavigation of the world made history, circling the globe is a regular annual trip for many albatrosses....
Dad Does the Dirty Work
While seahorses certainly are a unique-looking fish, that’s hardly their most unusual trait. Seahorses and their relatives, pipefishes, are the...
