May 2, 2016 New evidence: South American monkeys came from Africa The evolutionary mystery of how monkeys arrived in South America may have been solved.
May 2, 2016 Did ocean's big burps end last ice age? A massive outpouring of carbon dioxide from the deep ocean may have helped end the last ice age, scientists report today
May 2, 2016 All about the bass: How baleen whales hear very low frequencies Baleen whales, the largest creatures on Earth, can send extremely low-frequency underwater calls to one another.
May 2, 2016 'Missing oil' from 2010 BP spill found on Gulf seafloor Up to 10 million gallons (38 million liters) of crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has settled at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where it is threatening wildlife and marine ecosystems, according to a new study
May 2, 2016 Surprise! Fish lurk in Antarctica's dark underworld In a cold and dark underwater world, where a never-ending rain of rocks keeps the seafloor barren, researchers were startled to find fish, crustaceans and jellyfish investigating a submersible camera after drilling through nearly 2,500 feet of Antarctic ice
May 2, 2016 Amazing slow-motion video reveals secrets of undersea world An amazing video by nature photographer Daniel Stoupin reveals the stunning slow-motion world of corals and sponges. The 3 and-a-half-minute “Slow Life” Vimeo video is composed of 150,000 shots, offering an astonishing insight into vibrant undersea life.
May 2, 2016 Birth of jaws: Tiny fish may be ancient ancestor The remains of a 415-million-year-old fish skull from Siberia though miniscule in size offer hints about the origins of all jawed vertebrates, ranging from reptiles to humans, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Photo captures rare shark birth on camera One photograph is shedding light on the life of one of the ocean’s more elusive animals. The journal Coral Reefs has published what is believed to be the first photograph taken of a live thresher shark birth in the ocean. The image of the thresher shark was shot by photographer Attila E. Kaszo during a 2013 research dive led by Dr. Simon Oliver from the University of Chester in the U.K.
May 2, 2016 Newborn killer whale brings hope for endangered pod A pod of endangered killer whales that swims off the coast of Washington state welcomed its first newborn in more than two years
May 2, 2016 Stayin' alive: Disco clam has a flashy defense strategy Many predators lurk in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but the so-called disco clam has a flashy defense mechanism a spectacular light show to scare away potential threats
