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An artist's depiction of <em>B. americana</em>, with its fossilized skull.
science

Just After a Mass Extinction, This Toothy Fish Ruled the Seas

A new fossil shows it topped the food chain earlier than was once thought.
Kelsey Kennedy July 26, 2017
The dark blue area is the Diamantina Trench southwest of Perth. It is up to 26,401 feet deep.
maps

Explore the Seafloor With Data Collected During the Search for MH370

The Australian government has released the results of a survey of the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
Kelsey Kennedy July 21, 2017
Vågsøy, Norway

Kannesteinen Rock

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
This will be alive, and you will be dead.
animals

This Tube Worm Will Outlive Us All

Some members of the species can live past 300.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2017
surfing

Thousands of Surfers 'Paddled Out' to Honor a Legendary Wetsuit Pioneer

Jack O'Neill died on June 2.
Erik Shilling July 10, 2017
Glowing corals in the Red Sea.
science

In the Deep, Corals Glow Red to Help Out Their Photosynthetic Tenants

And in the lab, they're helping cancer researchers, too.
Kelsey Kennedy July 6, 2017
The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf.
news

What Happens When the Growing Rift in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Finally Breaks?

A new, giant iceberg could be born any day now.
Sarah Laskow June 30, 2017
islands

North Carolina Has a Sandy New Island for Summer

Just be wary of the sharks guarding it.
Kelsey Kennedy June 28, 2017
The barge seen during sunset.
Castroville, California

Sauce Bros Barge

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.
A view of the swirl, patched together from photos by NASA's Aqua satellite.
news

Algae Are Painting the Black Sea With a Huge, Turquoise Swirl

You can see it from space.
Cara Giaimo June 16, 2017
boats

A Polynesian Canoe Is About to Complete a Worldwide Journey

Without modern navigation.
Erik Shilling June 14, 2017
The S.S. Upper sails on.
boats

This Mini-Boat's Journey to Europe Has Been Years in the Making

There have been a few snags.
Eric Grundhauser June 13, 2017
Lizard fish!
news

Found: A Rare Example of the Toothy Deep-Sea Lizard Fish

Oceans, man.
Sarah Laskow June 9, 2017
Juvenile spiny chromis in Indonesia.
science

Motorboat Noise Turns Fish Into Deadbeat Dads

Shhhhhhh!
Kelsey Kennedy June 7, 2017
So many craters!
geology

Found: Giant Mounds and Craters Across the Arctic Seafloor

Aka methane burps.
Sarah Laskow June 2, 2017
Visitors at the Kuroshio Sea main tank
Motobu, Japan

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.
The new sponge is about 6.5 feet long and looks nothing like a typical sponge.
science

Meet the Ocean's Newest Carnivorous Sponge

In the deep sea, sometimes its takes rows of tiny glass spikes to survive.
Kelsey Kennedy May 30, 2017
Florida

Alligator Reef Lighthouse

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.