Science & the Sea

You’ve probably heard of mice making their way through a maze, and you may even have seen an octopus navigate...

Sea turtles use flippers to swim and glide through the water or sometimes crawl across the beach—anything related to moving...

Most people think of great white sharks as the top predator of the sea, and they are among the largest,...

It’s the question every parent fears: Who is your favorite child? In the case of Magellanic penguins—if their chicks could...

Descending several hundred feet toward the twilight zone of the ocean, there’s usually too little light to perceive any colors....

Devil rays, and their cousins manta rays, are known for putting on spectacular acrobatic shows, jumping and twisting in the...

After just an hour or so without oxygen, your heart develops permanent damage. Shortly afterward, it stops beating entirely. Not...

Most octopus species hunt by probing holes or lunging at prey with all eight arms. But the larger Pacific striped...

As much as people have learned about the oceans and the animals within them, nearly 2,000 new marine species are...

Many birds and some primates and other mammals mate with one partner for life, but such monogamy is rare in...