Science & the Sea

You would think it’s necessary to have a brain to be able to learn new things. But at least one...

Two facts about cancer are constant across nearly all species on earth: the disease results from mutated cells growing out...

When researchers went exploring an ancient underwater volcano about a mile below the surface off Canada’s Pacific coast, they expected...

Sometimes scientific discoveries answer questions scientists have wondered about for years, but more often, a discovery simply raises dozens of...

Every time you sneeze, your body is taking the opportunity to violently eject allergens, viruses, bacteria, chemicals or other particles...

It’s no longer just a popular Beatles song—off the coast of central California, nearly two miles under the sea, is...

You might remember learning that mammals and birds are warmblooded, meaning their bodies can generate heat to maintain a fairly...

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, another epidemic began under the waves of the Caribbean Sea, extending from the...

The news was abuzz in June with reports of orcas ramming boats, but this wasn’t the first time groups of...

It’s not just whales that migrate thousands of miles across the seas. The songs they sing can cover long distances...