TOP SECRET SUCCESS STORY: conspiracy saved sea otters
By Stacey Venzel The unheralded discovery of a colony of California sea otters in 1915 […]
October 2015
Why don’t Arctic and Antarctic fish freeze to death? Antifreeze!
By Valerie Clark Many fish are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature is set by […]
What is the largest animal on the planet?
By Angelica Hernandez When we think of the largest animals in the ocean, a few […]
Ghost in the river: Is the Yangtze River dolphin Extinct?
By Brian Gruters Compared to its chipper, bottlenose cousins, the baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, […]
HAGFISH DAY: meet the world’s grossest animal (and a living dinosaur)
This third Wednesday in October is Hagfish Day, created to help popularize one of the […]
What is the largest reef in the world?
By Frances Allen The Great Barrier Reef comprises 2,900 individual reefs, making it the largest […]
World’s largest ocean has never been seen
By Rachel Sloan The biggest ocean in the world has never been seen, according to […]
How can a cookie be a cigar? When it’s a parasite! Meet the cookie cutter shark
By Taylor Rudow When most people hear the word shark, the cookie cutter shark is […]
Dolphin or dolphinfish: what’s the difference?
By Holly Lynn Anderson Clearing up the confusion between a dolphin and a dolphinfish illustrates […]
Why is the ocean so salty?
By Jeremy Duncan Oceans cover approximately 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and 97 percent […]