Science & the Sea

As you go further and further into the ocean’s depths, you pass through different zones named for the increasing darkness,...

Many marine creatures are monogamous, from butterflyfish and French angelfish to mantis shrimp and seahorses. But even monogamous species may...

A colony of garden eels often looks at first like sea grass swaying in the current—until you get closer. As...

They don’t have the same incredible sense of smell and ability to sense electrical activity of nearby prey that sharks...

Many species of egg-laying animals decide when it’s time for their offspring to leave the nest, but a little fish...

Great whites, makos, blue sharks—these are a handful of the shark species that migrate thousands of miles each year, but...

For years, scientists have believed that low tide provided fiddler crabs with a refuge from predatory blue crabs because the...

A key aspect of sexual attraction for many animals is the involvement of pheromones—chemicals secreted by an animal that other...

Deep below the ocean’s surface, some corals emit an otherworldly glow called fluorescence, but for years, scientists have wondered about...

As ocean waters continue to warm along with the climate, scientists are trying to learn how thousands of different organisms...