Science & the Sea

Sailors’ lore about the ocean has captured popular imagination for centuries, from mermaids and sirens to the mythical Kraken. But often these...

If it took more than four years for your eggs to hatch, no one could blame you for seeking a way...

It’s not just humans who enjoy a snack that jiggles and wiggles like gelatin does. To the surprise of scientists, it...

They say that home is where the heart is, and that is literally true with hermit crabs — they carry...

One of the most effective treatments for a venomous bite or sting in humans is anti-venom, which is manufactured from...

Farmers don’t typically grow crops on all of their land simultaneously – they rotate crops and leave some land fallow...

You may have heard that starfish can regrow arms they’ve lost, but imagine a creature that can regrow nearly all...

Humpback whales arrive into the world at a whopping 26.5 feet long, but they have no time to waste in...

Most turtle-headed sea snakes throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans have black-and-white banded bodies—unless they swim in city waters. Instead...

They didn’t know what they would find when they set off for a month at sea on May 15, 2017....