What kind of teeth do sharks have?
By Blaise Jones The teeth of all sharks are enlarged versions of their dermal denticles, […]
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DAH-DUM, DAH-DUM: The real story behind “Jaws”
By Stacey Venzel Terror surrounding the great white shark received a major boost in 1974 […]
What are the biggest threats to reefs?
By Emma Corradini Though coral reefs protect an estimated 25 percent of all marine life, these […]
What is the temperature at the bottom of the ocean?
By Jeannette Bedard In the ocean, the surface is easy to observe. From antiquity, seafarers […]
TOP SECRET SUCCESS STORY: conspiracy saved sea otters
By Stacey Venzel The unheralded discovery of a colony of California sea otters in 1915 […]
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 […]
World’s largest ocean has never been seen
By Rachel Sloan The biggest ocean in the world has never been seen, according to […]