Science & the Sea

Whether it’s a swagger or waddle, a strut or a prance, the way a person walks can reveal a lot...

Crunch! Connoisseurs of party food can often tell what kind of chips their friends are eating while watching the game...

Dragons usually conjure images of massive, fire-breathing reptiles that fly through the air. But the dragons that have been showing...

You might think spending ten months of the year in icy waters, diving for hours deep under the surface, would...

The singing of blue whales has long held scientists’ fascination, but researchers are still learning how, when and why whales...

Imagine if gorging on Thanksgiving dinner and the week’s leftovers caused you to grow an extra arm instead of adding...

It’s not often that a fish’s genetic analysis tells us something about human history, but that’s exactly what a discovery...

Scientists have known for years that microorganisms exist throughout the ancient layers of sediment hundreds of feet below the ocean’s...

Whether on land or in the sea, most young mammals learn how to hunt and forage from their parents, most...

You’ve probably heard, “a turtle carries its home on its back”, but the shells of loggerhead sea turtles are home...