Why Running Cold Lets Some Creatures Grow Old | Hakai Magazine

Why Running Cold Lets Some Creatures Grow Old | Hakai Magazine

Recent research revealed that the Greenland shark can live for hundreds of years. Photo by Nature Pi

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Sunscreen Pollution Threatens Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay

Sunscreen Pollution Threatens Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay

Sunscreen is supposed to protect you from harm. At least one type of sunscreen, however—oxybenzone s

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Humans have broken a fundamental law of the ocean

Humans have broken a fundamental law of the ocean

On November 19, 1969, the CCS Hudson slipped through the frigid waters of Halifax Harbour in Nova Sc

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Hawaii man greeted by great white shark during ‘insane’ encounter

Hawaii man greeted by great white shark during ‘insane’ encounter

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Underwater photographer Deron Verbeck said he went diving on Friday, Nov. 26, off

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Millions of crabs paint Christmas Island red

Millions of crabs paint Christmas Island red

Millions of red crabs have begun the long journey marking their annual migration to the coast of Chr

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Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the Wo

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Marine Oxygen Levels are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change - Scientific American

Marine Oxygen Levels are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change - Scientific American

The increasing frequency of dead zones will affect billions of people who rely on the ocean for surv

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We really shouldn't be boiling shellfish

We really shouldn't be boiling shellfish

Science confirms what every five-year-old knows intuitively — crab and lobsters feel pain and we pro

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To save the reefs, save the trees and the soil they grow in

To save the reefs, save the trees and the soil they grow in

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are two of the most vibrant and biodiverse ecosystems in the wo

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Scientists peered into an octopus' brain — and were astonished at what they saw

Scientists peered into an octopus' brain — and were astonished at what they saw

Among the smartest animals on Earth, octopuses are unique for being utterly weird in their evolution

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Why would you drop 27 seismometers on the ocean floor?

Why would you drop 27 seismometers on the ocean floor?

Near Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean, a research vessel is currently retrieving 27 seismomete

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Kaleidoscope of Deep-Sea Life Found Near Hydrothermal Vents Off Mexican Coast

Kaleidoscope of Deep-Sea Life Found Near Hydrothermal Vents Off Mexican Coast

Aside from discovering the fascinating geology of the Gulf’s floor, the team also found diverse sea

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