May 9, 2019 Tectonic plate 'peeling apart' could 'shrink' the Atlantic, scientists say A tectonic plate that appears to be “peeling apart” on the seabed off the coast of Portugal may one day “shrink” the Atlantic Ocean, scientists say.
April 29, 2019 Scientists on a sailboat just found nearly 200,000 viruses hiding in Earth's oceans Scientists aboard a single sailboat have identified nearly 200,000 marine virus species, increasing the number of known marine viruses from the 15,000 documented in previous surveys.
April 28, 2019 Dolphin discovered on Florida beach with bags of trash in belly, researchers say Researchers made a sad discovery in the stomach of a dolphin who was found stranded on a Florida beach last week.
April 26, 2019 Plastic pollution in worlds' oceans could have $2.5 trillion impact, study says A new study suggests that the plastic pollution problem in the world's oceans is having an economic impact that is startling – perhaps as much as $2.5 trillion.
April 26, 2019 Coral reefs have 'halos,' and they can be seen from the heavens What's the story behind mysterious "halos" of bare sand that surround coral reefs?
April 17, 2019 Great white sharks are afraid of orcas, study finds A new study led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and published Tuesday in Nature found great white sharks leave their “preferred hunting ground” when orcas -- also known as killer whales -- enter it. What’s more, researchers found the sharks won’t return for roughly a year -- even if the orcas don’t stay that long.
April 15, 2019 Giant sea spiders have Swiss-cheese like holes in their exoskeletons The realization that giant sea spiders have Swiss cheese-like holes in their exoskeletons has shed light on a decades-old mystery about how underwater creatures living in the polar oceans and deep abysses got so spookily huge.
April 14, 2019 Seychelles president offers first-ever live underwater appeal to save oceans The president of Seychelles chose the ocean's depths to deliver an urgent message about protecting the world's oceans.
April 12, 2019 Louisiana scientists drop dead alligator into sea, watch as it’s devoured by giant ‘pill bugs’ Scientists in Louisiana reached new depths in their research in February when they sent three dead alligators plummeting to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
April 10, 2019 Oldest ice on Earth may be hiding 1.5 miles beneath Antarctica European scientists looking for some of the oldest ice on the planet have homed in on a particular spot in Antarctica , where they will drill more than 1.5 miles (2.7 kilometers) below the surface of the ice.
