Deep dive discovery: researchers working in Japan’s waters find the deepest fish ever recorded
It's a stunning find that shows just how much life can adapt to extremes.
Tag: ocean
What would Earth look like without water?
From marble blue to very, very brown.
Sea sponges ‘sneeze’ out their undigested food in this weird but fascinating video
Mesmerizing, if a bit gross.
The Mariana Trench: To the bottom of the Earth
An otherworldly place, right here on our planet.
Small Pacific island state of Niue pledges to protect 100% of its ocean, create sanctuary the size of Italy
The government has created a massive marine park to further protect the ocean
Large ocean fish need ‘Blue Corridors’ to thrive — we now know where these should be established
Setting-up areas where these fish can migrate in peace would help these species remain healthy.
Global warming is causing the ocean to lose its memory
An ocean with an impaired memory makes it harder to predict how marine creatures will change from year to year.
Octopuses have learned how to use litter from the bottom of the sea
... and there's a lot of litter to use.
Pristine coral reef found in Tahiti is as yet unaffected by bleaching
The reef's surprising depth might have something to do with it.
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.
Cuttlefish can delay gratification alongside humans, chimps, and some birds (so far)
Teach me your secrets, cuttlefish.
Ocean life is suffering because we’re too loud, says new study
Fish aren't having a good time.
Why is the ocean blue?
It's all due to the physics of the scattering of light.
Warming climates make hurricanes more dangerous and longer-lasting over dry land, a new study explains
They are no longer confined to coastal areas, the authors explain.
The oceans are reaching record-temperatures not seen in thousands of years
Climate change is noticeable everywhere, including the oceans.
A French town is using human hair to clean oil pollution from the ocean
Hairdressers are putting our old hair to good use.
Earthquakes could tell how fast the ocean is warming
Underwater soundwaves produced by earthquakes travel at different speeds in warming oceans.
Climate change is destabilizing marine food webs
There will likely be no Nemo to find in the future.
Clean-up technology alone can’t keep the ocean free of plastics
We need to deal with plastic waste, and clean-up technology alone won't cut it.
Why is the ocean salty?
No matter how salty you get, you'll never be as salty as the ocean
What’s deep-sea mining? Risks and challenges of the new industrial frontier
This is a turning point for a gargantuan industry, but the environmental damage could be catastrophic.
Pluto may have had a ‘hot start’ harboring liquid oceans when it first formed
Although Pluto orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), some studies claim that ...
First US woman to walk in space now reaches the lowest point of the planet
The submarine expedition took over five hours. She took photos and then spoke to the astronauts on the ISS.
The iconic ‘Dumbo’ octopus stars in the deepest-ever octopus sighting
It's the deepest confirmed sighting of any cephalopod.
We could see up to 1.3m of sea-level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action now
Some rising tides sink all boats.
A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...
Microplastics litter the entire planet — down to the depths of the ocean
Researchers found the highest concentration ever
Meet Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after plastic
Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.
At least 26% of the ocean needs to be relegated to conservation to prevent marine collapse
Not all is well in the ocean.
Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
European satellites track climate shifts using ocean salinity
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the ...
New heart rate measurements suggest that blue whales are about as large as animals can get
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
Roughly 98% of plastic waste in the ocean dissolves due to sunlight
This is not good news.
3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Climate change and ozone layer holes form feedback loop, reports international panel
"Greenhouse gas emissions trap more heat in the lower atmosphere which leads to a cooling of the upper atmosphere. Those ...
Asian dust fertilizes the ocean with life-supporting nutrients
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Pluto’s volcanoes might spew out liquid water, new study finds
Talk about a surprising find!
Pluto’s ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas
Comfortably insulated.
Robots and AI can help us better understand deep sea species, study reports.
We're fishing for information in the deep seas.
There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
Climate change may make the oceans belch out CO2, study warns
Oh, how the waters have turned.
Ocean dwellers are hit twice as hard by climate change as land-based species
Definitely not good.
Researchers unveil the most comprehensive atlas of coral reefs to date
Maps to the rescue.
It’s official: there’s more plastic in the oceans than ever before
Researchers are calling for change on all levels of society.
New upcycling process for PET could finally nudge us into cleaning the seas
I do like cleaner seas.
