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We've never seen a picture of a baby great white shark — until now

Nobody knows where great white sharks give birth and keep their newborns. It looks like we finally have a clue.

Megalo-wrong? Megalodon looked vastly different than we imagined

New research is challenging long-held views about this massive prehistoric shark's body shape.

Dolphins can feel electricity. Here's how they do it

The cute dimples on a dolphin's mouth are not just for show. They help them detect electric fields released by their prey.

Researchers created a genetically modified transparent squid -- and this could be huge for brain research

It's the cutest octopus you'll see... if you can see it.

Color-shifting hogfish can 'see' with its skin

This fish is the chameleon of the seas.

New study shows how extreme fish survive with antifreeze in their blood

These are extraordinary fishes.

When octopuses get cold, they rewire their brains and hijack their RNA

This is a seriously impressive biological ability.

These ancient, jelly-like creatures may have evolved a different type of nervous system

Neurons shouldn't fuse together -- or so we thought.

Meet Icefin, the torpedo robot that studies the Doomsday Glacier from down below

Torpedo-shaped Icefin robot can go to insane depths beneath ice and help us understand what's making the doomsday glacier melt so fast.

A bacterial probiotic can save Florida's dying coral reef

A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.

Our plastic problem is only getting worse. At this rate, more than twice as much plastic will enter the oceans by 2040

Plastic ocean debris harms more than just animals.

Sunflower sea stars could heal ocean "deserts"

Urchin barrens are becoming a common problem.

Warm water is eating away the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica

A sneak peek below the "doomsday" glacier yields has both good and bad news.

MIT researchers find new way to extract CO2 from oceans

Researchers discovered a novel ocean greenhouse gas removal technology. Ships, offshore drilling rigs, and aquaculture fish farms could use the approach to purify water.

Killer whale mothers don't stop feeding their full-grown adult sons -- and this is costing them dearly

Even in the wild, sons tend to leech off their mothers.

Unbeknownst to them, Australians are eating endangered sharks

You'd expect the rare animals to threaten Australians. In this case, it's the other way around.

How storytelling can connect children to marine pollution -- and make a difference

A whopping 80% of all marine debris, consists of plastic. We need to start thinking about it differently.

Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning

Time to use environment friendly coatings on vessels instead of toxic copper paints.

The secret of seagrass and its crucial role in fighting one of the worst effects of climate change

While we focus on the land, the seas are also having a climate reckoning.

You can now watch soothing underwater scenes and help science at the same time

Plunge into the Welsh waters to help researchers understand its underwater inhabitants.

Scientists equip sharks with scientific equipment and send them to study the world’s largest seagrass hotspot in The Bahamas

Instrument-equipped sharks led scientists to a large seagrass ecosystem that can fix more carbon than you can ever imagine.

First evidence shows marine conservation reduces climate change

Marine protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an ocean-based climate solution.

Greenland fish survive sub-zero temperatures by being "chock-full" of antifreeze

The Arctic creatures have some stunning adaptations.

Sea sponges 'sneeze' out their undigested food in this weird but fascinating video

Mesmerizing, if a bit gross.

Weddell seals sacrifice iron from their own bodies to make their pups better divers

Baby Weddell seals inherit diving skills from their mothers.

These are the few videos we've ever seen of giant squids hunting in the depths of the ocean

A completely new research device had to be developed to capture these enigmatic beasts in action.

The bees of the seas: how some crustaceans "pollinate" seaweed

So the next time you and your kids decide to have the talk, it could be the birds and the bees and…the crustaceans?

What are the high seas and why should we fight to protect them?

The oceans are in trouble, especially beyond countries' jurisdictions. What can be done to help?

These self-healing robot fish can gobble up the microplastics from our seas

Maybe not man but robots can save the world from plastic.

Wooden shipwrecks create new micro-ecosystems for deep-sea microbes

One man's shipwreck is another microbe's treasure.

Meet the world's largest plant: it's a seagrass clone

The plant, found in Australia, measures more than 180 square kilometres (69 sq miles) and used to be even bigger.

The massive, ancient Megalodon shark may have been outcompeted by great whites

Sometimes, being bigger is not better.

Dolphins wait in queue for rubbing their skin against corals

These lovable and intelligent animals keep on surprising us with their complex behavior.

Sweet seagrass is saving oceans and reversing climate change -- but we're killing these gentle habitats

The seagrass rhizosphere is filled with insane amounts of sugar.

Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic -- from our bins straight to the ocean

We're still just learning the impact of plastics on the environment.

Scientists discover more than 5,500 new virus species in the oceans

Thousands of viruses completely unknown to science.

There are more fish in the "twilight" zone near the Antarctic than we thought

The more researchers look in the oceans, the more they find them teeming with life.

Octopuses have learned how to use litter from the bottom of the sea

... and there's a lot of litter to use.

Ship of legendary explorer Shackleton found in Antarctica 107 years after it sank

It's the "finest wooden shipwreck I've ever seen," one marine archaeologist commented.

Sea sponges survive in the Arctic by feasting on extinct creatures

There's still so much we don't know about the Arctic Ocean.

Atomic isotopes solve mystery about jellyfish diet

We're not even sure exactly where jellyfish lie on the food chain -- but chemistry can help solve the case.

Whales eat much more than we assumed, and it has huge ecological implications

More to the point, the decline in whale populations is affecting the health of ocean ecosystems.

Could we use plastic to end the ocean's plastic problem? A new paper says: "Yes!"

I really like this idea.

Climate change is choking the oxygen out of deep water, and it's putting fish in a double bind

It's not a good time to be a fish.

Submersible robots help us better understand ocean health and carbon flows

Good bots.

We can now track ocean microplastics from space, by looking at how winds and water interact

Our technique is not perfect yet but we’re working on it.

Swallowed whole: lobster diver swallowed and spat out by humpback whale

"Oh my God, I'm in a whale's mouth", the diver wrote on Facebook.

New “Genomic Microscope” for the Microbiome Discovers Carbon Dioxide-Eating Microbes Living in Superheated Seafloor Hydrothermal Vents

Cutting-edge proximity ligation sequencing technology identifies and tracks microbial communities thriving in East Pacific Ocean plumes

Study finds Greenland ice-sheet has already melted before - and it could again

Researchers find million-year-old plants in frozen ice core.

Otters maintain patches of healthy kelp forests even when surrounded by "urchin barrens"

Sea otters hadn't been seen on the North California Coast since the 1880s -- but they're back to help protect the kelp forests.