A Well-Traveled Shark
With its streamlined shape, the blue shark is built for efficient swimming. But more impressive than its streamlined efficiency are...
Science & the Sea
“Plants” of a Different Color
In the ocean’s dim depths, it’s not easy being green; that’s why some plant-like organisms use different pigments to survive.Like...
A Cold World
Think about locations of coral reefs around the world, and the last place you might list is Norway. But northern...
Hiding in Plain Sight
Comb through a heap of sargassum that familiar brown seaweed that piles up on Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches and...
Whale Poop at Work
Researchers in the Gulf of Maine have illuminated the role whales play in recycling nutrients in the ocean and the...
Cleaning Up the System
As demand for seafood grows, so does concern about the impact of fish farms on the marine environment. One aquaculture...
Watch Where You’re Going!
Watch a jellyfish floating in the sea, and you might assume the animal is simply drifting along haphazardly. But some...
Humble Beginnings
Behold the lowly amphioxus, and you'll see an animal whose genes are not very different from yours.
Also known as...
Cleaning Crew on the Reef
Mouth gaping wide, a massive grouper cruises a coral reef, and approaches a tiny shrimp. As the predator gets closer,...
Small Shark, Mighty Bite
Meet a diminutive shark that snacks on "cookies" made not of flour and sugar, but of tuna or whale.
At...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Grilled Redfish and Shrimp with Cajun Cream Sauce
Many thanks to my good friend Wendy Nix for sharing this wonderful recipe. My dinner guests all agree it’s the...