Science & the Sea

A Simply Smashing Shrimp

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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”

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
While seahorses certainly are a unique-looking fish, that’s hardly their most unusual trait. Seahorses and their relatives, pipefishes, are the...

The Real Blue Bloods of the Sea

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
If being a blue blood is a sign of royalty, then horseshoe crabs may be the kings and queens of...

Horseshoe Crabs: True Survivors

University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Horseshoe crabs are known as living fossils because they have survived on Earth for more than 450 million years. Although...

A Neighborhood for Everyone

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

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