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<em>Hyrda</em>.
nature

Photographing a Stormy Sea in All Its Mythic Glory

Relentlessly imposing waves.
Anika Burgess March 21, 2018
The USS <em>Juneau</em>, in New York Harbor.
exploration

Found: The Wreck of the USS Juneau, Where 5 Brothers From Iowa Died

An incredible St. Patrick's day discovery.
Natasha Frost March 21, 2018
The silicon skeleton of a glass sponge.
science

A 10-Foot Long, 11,000-Year-Old Sponge Skeleton Has a Hidden Use

The "sponge record" can tell scientists about the climate of the past.
Sarah Laskow March 1, 2018
The North Atlantic right whale has predictable movement patterns, and sometimes swims close to shore, which can help researchers study it.
sounds

How Whale Calls Change Over Time

They start out babbling, and get a lot more eloquent. Sound familiar?
Jessica Leigh Hester February 27, 2018
Two short-finned pilot whales move through the ocean.
animals

From Turtles to Whales, Marine Animals Have the Same Moves

With the help of remote tracking devices, scientists are deducing the choreography of the sea.
Cara Giaimo February 26, 2018
Muriwai, New Zealand

Muriwai Gannet Colony

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.
An adult Atlantic sixgill swimming in the deep waters of the Caribbean Sea.
atlantic

Found: A New Species of Shark

New research shows that Atlantic sixgills are distinct from their Indo-Pacific cousins.
Vittoria Traverso February 21, 2018
Skate eggs, like this deep sea example, are known as "mermaid purses."
underwater

Found: A Natural Egg-Incubator in the Deep Ocean

Who knew hydrothermal vents make such great nurseries?
Vittoria Traverso February 9, 2018
The two sides of a 90-million-year-old fossilized fish found in the flagstones at a Colombian monastery.
fossils

Found: A Fossilized Fish in a Monastery Flagstone

A 10-year-old boy on a tour spotted the fossil and reported it to a local museum.
Vittoria Traverso February 1, 2018
A tree makes its last stand against the ocean.
Ndieulé Mbam, Senegal

Langue de Barbarie

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.
A hammerhead shark nursery in the Galápagos Islands.
underwater

Found: A Hammerhead Shark Nursery

Another natural wonder in the Galápagos Islands.
Vittoria Traverso January 30, 2018
Submerged plastic can sicken coral.
coral reefs

The Staggering Scope of the Plastic Threat to Coral Reefs

Garbage floating in the ocean is likely to be swarming with bacteria, which can make corals sick.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 25, 2018
The red handfish uses its fins to walk across coral reefs.
coral reefs

Found: A New Population of One of the World's Rarest Fish

Citizen science helps double the known population of red handfish.
Vittoria Traverso January 24, 2018
A 19th-century drawing of the anglerfish species <em>Melanocetus murrayi</em>.
oceans

Will There Ever Be an Anglerfish Emoji?

Two researchers are hoping to diversify our chief communicative ecosystem.
Cara Giaimo January 18, 2018
British sailors with a mascot from the surrendered German fleet, November 1918.
sailors

The Little-Known History of Seafaring Pets

From war to exploration to pleasure cruising, pets have often accompanied us on the oceans.
Vittoria Traverso January 17, 2018
Engraving of salt works on Kanawha River, West Virginia.
geology

Making Salt From an Ancient Ocean Trapped Below the Appalachians

West Virginia was once a seabed.
Eric J. Wallace January 8, 2018
The Giant Rocks of Eleuthera. On the left is "The Bull" and on the right is "The Cow."
Bahamas

The Cow and the Bull

These two giant boulders mysteriously perched on a 60-foot cliff may have been slung up there by a raging tsunami.
A hearty "click, whistle, squeak" to England's first known resident pod of bottlenose dolphins.
dolphins

Found: England's First Resident Pod of Bottlenose Dolphins

A "dolphin census" proved that they weren't just on holiday.
Vittoria Traverso December 20, 2017