marine-biology

Meet Xavier, Cyprus, and Jasper: the newest belugas to complete the journey from a shuttered Canadian marine park to a new home in the US, and the first all-male trio to make the trip so far. The three whales traveled more than 2,000 miles in specialized cold-water transport units, arriving safely at SeaWorld San Diego […]

Hurricanes can devastate coastal waters. They strip away habitat, stir up sediment, and scatter fish populations. After the chaos, recovery […]

Did you know you can prove a giant squid was somewhere without ever laying eyes on it? A team of Australian researchers just did exactly that, using nothing but a few liters of seawater. Giant squid are some of the most mysterious animals on Earth — they can grow longer than a school bus, weigh […]

Nicknamed the “Amazon of the Seas,” the Coral Triangle is the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystem. Sink below the surface and you’ll encounter the sound of a vibrant symphony of snapping shrimp, crunching crustaceans and feeding fish.  But then the rhythmic music of life will dissolve into eerie silence, punctured only by the plosive […]

Tool use doesn't just make sea otters more efficient hunters—it may be what keeps them alive when their preferred prey disappears.

Scientists have identified exceptionally rare soft tissue preserved in a 450-million-year-old crinoid fossil, more than 200 million years older than the first dinosaurs. Its delicate tube feet offer a remarkable new window into how some of Earth’s earliest reef animals lived, fed, and evolved.

The facility, opened by Ukrainian refugees Alex and Yana Yanovsky, features more than 20 species of the aquatic creatures.

The Arctic whales are the only known animals with straight tusks, and ones that consistently twist to the left. New research reveals that the inner layer twists to the right and that the opposing spirals provide strength and help the tusks grow straight

It's that time of the year again – when nature photo competition winners are announced and we get to look at some amazing images that remind us that the world is made up of more than AI slop. For now, anyway. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Animal science , Photographers , Awards , Animals , Marine Biology , Ecology

When Cold War weapons sank into the abyss, the Navy discovered its most reliable retriever had a blowhole.

Did you know a shark can have a favorite swimming buddy? New research says bull sharks do — and they’re a lot pickier about their company than anyone gave them credit for. Bull sharks have a reputation as solitary, no-nonsense hunters. A six-year study at Fiji’s Shark Reef Marine Reserve just upended that entirely. Researchers […]

Did you know sailors have been telling stories about whales ramming ships and each other for two centuries — and until now, nobody had actually filmed it happening? The most famous version of that story is the 1820 sinking of the whaling ship Essex, the real event that partly inspired Moby Dick. For 200 years, […]