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Remaining "Hangar" of Précontinent II
Sudan

Précontinent II

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."
Actress Glynis Johns as Miranda, a mermaid living in a cave.
mermaids

Are Mermaids Real? The Long Tail of a Simple Question

Where do mermaids live? Where are mermaids found? Are there mermaids in real life? Are mermaids really real?
Sarah Laskow September 26, 2016
Glacial Potholes
lakes

A Guide to the 58 Crazy Different Terms for 'Water'

Lochs, ghylls, bights, freshets and other watery wonders, defined.
Meg Neal September 24, 2016
View looking south, the Atlantic Ocean on the left, and Caribbean on the right
Bahamas

Glass Window Bridge

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
animals

Found: A Giant Slug the Size of a Cat

Seek a giant sea slug and ye shall find.
Sarah Laskow August 31, 2016
underwater

Found: A Huge Reef Hiding Right Behind the Great Barrier Reef

A greater barrier reef?
Eric Grundhauser August 30, 2016
politics

Obama Just Created the Largest Marine Reserve in the World

It's in Hawaii.
Erik Shilling August 26, 2016
Edward Penniman House and Barn
Eastham, Massachusetts

Captain Edward Penniman House

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
Walls of the old St. Anthony's church being eaten by sand dunes
Sri Lanka

Saint Anthony’s Church and Cemetery

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.
Aquarius Reef Base.
United States

Aquarius Reef Base

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.
food

Fisherman Catches Second Blue Lobster, Which Is Very, Very Hard to Do

Even catching just one is a one-in-two-million chance.
Erik Shilling August 11, 2016
oceans

Watch a Scuba Diver Swim Through a Swarm of Tiny Red Crabs

These mini-lobster look-alikes are invading the coastlines of California.
Lauren Young August 3, 2016
animals

Found: Mysterious Bright Purple Blob, Floating in the Deep Sea

Could be a nudibranch.
Sarah Laskow July 28, 2016
For such a unique spot, a modest sign
Moran, Wyoming

Parting of the Waters

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
essential guide

Underwater Establishments Where You Can Sleep and Eat With the Fishes

Find out what it's like inside an aquarium.
Molly McBride Jacobson July 25, 2016
art

Inside the Creation of Europe's First Underwater Museum

One artist is literally going below the surface to spread his message.
David Doochin July 22, 2016
maps

I Would Walk 500 Miles, and I Would Walk 500 More, Just to Be the Man Who Walked 1,000 Miles Out on the Ocean Floor

It would be a hard 3,000 miles.
Sarah Laskow July 22, 2016
Photoshop or phytoplankton?
news

For Two Weeks, The Beaches Of South Jersey Looked Tropical

It was all thanks to a giant phytoplankton bloom.
Cara Giaimo July 19, 2016