Coral Reefs
Australia is amassing an army of giant starfish-fighting snails
Go forth, mighty tritons.
12 hours agoCollection of articles related to all things in our vast oceans, coral reefs and the various animals living in the deep.
Whales and Dolphins
Blue whale (and calf!) filmed off Pakistan for the first time
According to WWF-Pakistan, this is the first documented sighting of live blue whales in local waters.
7 days ago
Oceans
Here's an ID on this fang-toothed marine mystery
Science communicator Preeti Desai happened upon this strange fanged fish during a recent outing at a beach in Texas City.
15 days ago
Whales and Dolphins
Did solar storms cause 29 sperm whales to strand? Maybe.
It's been over a year since 29 sperm whales washed up on European shores in a mass stranding event that grabbed headlines across the globe. And now,...
16 days ago
Deep Ocean
Here's looking through you, squid
A googly-eyed cockatoo squid puts on a translucent show in the waters off Washington state.
21 days ago
Deep Ocean
Watch: Fish sets new deep-diving record in the Mariana Trench
The depth-defying fish was clocked at 8,178 metres (over five miles!) beneath the surface!
24 days ago
Sharks
Watch: Kayaker meets three basking sharks off the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man might be famous for its onshore races, but the basking sharks that inhabit the surrounding Irish Sea are busy making their own laps of...
one month ago
WTF!?
This 'tentacled mystery creature' is just a bushel of barnacles
A similarly "dreadlocked" log washed ashore in New Zealand last year.
one month ago
Human Impact
Meet the giant oceanic mucous-creature that eats plastic
We don't know a lot about how microplastics make their way around the oceans, but a new study suggests snotty-looking creatures known as giant...
one month ago
Sharks
Watch: Fish use great white shark as an exfoliation station
Shark spa day, anyone?
one month ago
Predator vs Prey
Watch: Orcas punt, hunt and share a seal off the coast of Norway
This seal hunt in Norwegian waters is an impressive display of orca hunting tactics – and it's also teaching scientists about the lives of local...
one month ago
Whales and Dolphins
Watch: Freediver's frightening brush with a breaching humpback
Talk about a close call!
one month ago
Oceans
Oil slick? Nope, just a massive school of bugfish (video)
Atlantic menhaden are nothing special to look at, unless there are thousands of them.
one month ago
Fossils
This huge toothy fish claimed top-predator status in a post-extinction world
This huge prehistoric fish wasn't just a cool predator – it may also help us wrap our minds around what to expect as the planet continues to change...
one month ago
Sharks
Watch: Hammerhead sharks muscle their way through a blacktip migration
An aerial view of Florida's blacktip-shark migration is captivating enough – and it only gets better when a few haughty hammerheads show up.
one month ago
