Sea Creatures
Norway Lobsters Crush Ocean Plastic Into Even Smaller Pieces—and That's Bad
The crustaceans' guts pulverize plastics into tiny bits that can be consumed by even smaller creatures at the base of the ocean food chain
Like Dolphins and Whales, Ancient Crocodiles Evolved to Spend Their Time at Sea
Researchers tracked changes in the crocodilian creatures’ inner ears to learn how they moved into the sea
Deep-Sea Squids Glow to Communicate in the Dark
Researchers suggest that the Humboldt squid uses bioluminescent backlighting for visual cues in the dark deep sea
215-Million-Year-Old, Sharp-Nosed Sea Creature Was Among the Last of Its Kind
Researchers gave the marine reptile the genus name <u>G</u>unakadeit in honor of a sea monster from Tlingit oral history
Acidifying Oceans Could Corrode the Tooth-Like Scales on Shark Skin
A laboratory experiment hints at another sobering consequence of acid-heavy ocean waters on marine life
Undersea 'Hotels' Deployed to Help Sydney's Endangered Seahorses
Captive breeding and microhabitats may help restore White's seahorse whose population plummeted 90 percent in the last decade
Why Do ‘Cold-Shocked’ Sea Turtles Keep Washing Up Onto Cape Cod?
A new study pinpoints some of the factors that may lead to regular strandings of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
Video Game-Inspired Models Demonstrate How Prehistoric Squid Relatives Swam Through the Seas
By simulating liquid flows around the shells of ammonoids, scientists study how these ancient animals moved
Voracious Purple Sea Urchins Are Ravaging Kelp Forests on the West Coast
The trouble started in 2013, when sea stars, an urchin predator, began to die off
An Angry Walrus Mother Derailed a Russian Naval Expedition
The hulking marine mammal was likely trying to protect her calves
Help the Shedd Aquarium Name Its Rescued Otter Pups
The aquarium hopes the contest will help raise awareness about southern sea otters’ ongoing conservation needs
Select Elephant Seal ‘Supermoms’ Produce Most Pups
The most successful seal mothers were those that 'bred at every opportunity and lived long'
Parasite Spread by House Cats Is Killing California’s Sea Otters
To counter the parasite's spread, cat owners should keep their pets indoor and dispose of feline feces in the trash rather than the toilet or outdoors
How the Turtle Got Its Shell, With Apologies to Aesop
Smithsonian paleontologist Hans Sues unpacks the complicated evolution of how this creature grew a home upon its back
Ancient Sea Life May Have Hitched Across Oceans on Giant Living Rafts
Enormous crinoids of the Jurassic era, related to sea stars and sea urchins, could have carried whole ecosystems around the world
NASA Scientists and Astronauts Practice for Space Missions on the Seafloor
A female-led crew trained for nine days in an undersea laboratory in the Atlantic to get a sense of what it's like to live and work in microgravity
Amazing Photos Reveal the Hidden Light of Undersea Life
Photographer Louise Murray dips into the dark ocean to capture the spectacle of marine fluorescence
Friendly Baby Dugong Becomes Conservation Symbol in Thailand
‘Mariam,’ who was found without her mother, has gone viral after images of her nuzzling the experts who care for her started to circulate
Watch First Footage of Giant Squid Filmed in American Waters
The deep-sea footage also marks a rare sighting of a giant squid in its natural habitat
Two Captive Beluga Whales Are Heading to First-of-Its-Kind Sanctuary in Iceland
It is the first refuge of its kind for belugas
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