October 21, 2015 5 things to know about Fabien Cousteau's 31-day underwater experiment Fabien Cousteau comes from a famous family of filmmakers, advocates and ocean explorers, and now he's added to their legacy of sea stories a 31-day expedition at an underwater laboratory in the Florida Keys.
October 21, 2015 Mystery disease turns Oregon's sea stars to goo A mysterious disease that is turning sea stars to goo has taken off along the Oregon coast, with up to half or more of the creatures being infected in just the last few weeks, scientists say.
October 21, 2015 Pollution from Asia strengthening storms in North America, study finds Pollution from China's coal-burning power plants is pumping up winter storms over the northwest Pacific Ocean and changing North America's weather, a new study finds.
October 21, 2015 Arctic Sea ice peak is 5th lowest on record, researchers say Despite a late-season boost from the cold weather patterns similar to those that blasted England with terrific storms in February, Arctic sea ice is still on a long-term decline, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
October 21, 2015 Russian reconnaissance satellite burns up in atmosphere, report says Fragments of a defunct Russian reconnaissance satellite have reportedly burned up in the atmosphere.
October 21, 2015 California 'sea serpent' sightings give scientists few clues on mysterious life in the deep The silvery carcasses of two giant oarfish were discovered along the Southern California coast last week, baffling scientists and gaining a growing online following who gawked at the bony, snake-like creatures.
October 21, 2015 Trove of pristine shipwrecks may be buried around Antarctica The oceans surrounding Antarctica may be littered with buried shipwrecks in pristine condition, new research suggests.
October 21, 2015 Life found thriving deep under ocean floor Beneath the seafloor lives a vast and diverse array of microbes, chomping on carbon that constantly rains down from above and is continually buried by a never-ending downpour of debris some whale dung here, some dead plankton there.
October 21, 2015 Jumbo squid-cam uncovers secrets of elusive creature To see firsthand how an elusive species of jumbo squid lives, scientists have strapped video cameras to the carnivorous sea creature in the eastern Pacific
October 21, 2015 Google releases 'underwater street view' of Great Barrier Reef, more A new partnership between mapping giant Google and The Catlin Seaview Survey allows you to surf through the world’s oceans in the first underwater panoramas in Google Maps.