Great White Shark Have a More Varied Diet Than Previously Thought
It might seem that Carcharodon carcharias choose seals and sea lions as their preferred prey, but studies indicate that great white sharks consume different prey…
It might seem that Carcharodon carcharias choose seals and sea lions as their preferred prey, but studies indicate that great white sharks consume different prey…
Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid, which technically isn’t a squid at all, is a cephalopod that lives 3,000 feet (900 meters) deep in warm waters….
The current rising acidity in the ocean is supposed to have dire consequences for organisms like coral, but there are some sea urchins that have…
The analysis of the weapons used by the indigenous people of the Gilbert Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, which primarily use shark teeth, indicates…
There have been sightings of white whales sporadically over the last few decades, but the only white killer whales (Orcinus orca) were young, including one…
In Shark Bay, Australia, the male dolphins are well known to marine biologists for their messy social entanglements. These relationships are so unique, that they’re…
The Great Barrier Reef is under attack by a disease and new data shows that the Black Band Disease can migrate at a rate fast…
The world’s biggest squid species have developed over time huge eyes to give them advanced warning of approaching sperm whales. Colossal (15m) and giant squid…
Bottlenose dolphins can understand the meaning and order of words, which can be conveyed through human hand gestures. It appears that now humans are also…
Many creatures in the sea glow in the depths of the deepest trenches of the oceans. Bioluminescence is even observed in some marine bacteria, which…
A new study, using high-speed photography, shows that squids can save energy by flying rather than swimming. Some species of Cephalopoda can launch themselves into…
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) discovered ‘supergiant’ amphipods while exploring the Kermadec Trench, north…
Last year, surfers were surprised at the amount of stinging moon jellyfish, some of which reached the size of bicycle wheels, which washed towards shore…
Jacques Cousteau warned that humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Some three decades later, ecologist and biology professor Phil Dustan has witnessed…
In nature, you’ll find animals that undergo vast transformations, becoming almost unreco_gnizable in their new forms. Examples like caterpillars becoming butterflies and tadpoles becoming frogs…
It’s a well-known fact that noises carry a lot further underwater than in the air, but recently marine biologists noticed that underwater noises might disturb…
Discovered during a series of 15 Scottish marine excavations in 2011, covering roughly 2,000 square miles (5,000 square km), a brainless and faceless fish (pictured…
Three years ago, a frigid sea turtle was found in the icy waters of the North Sea. Survival did not look good at the time,…