oceanography
A Boom in Starfish Babies Is a Good Sign After the Chaos of Melting Disease
Scientists in Oregon and BC still can't say for sure if their numbers are coming back.
There’s Something Living In the Rocky Crust Beneath the Ocean Floor
Deep-ocean microbes could help us look for life on other planets.
Deep-Diving Robots will Plunge 16,000 Feet to Monitor the Ocean Abyss
The Deep Argo probe provides critical information for understanding climate change
The Stolen Islands of Chagos
The story of how the US and UK conspired to steal an archipelago, and the oceanographer who is trying to win it back for her people.
Elton John Now Has a Species of Shrimp Named After Him and It's Glorious
Mountains crumble. Stars die. And nations rise and fall. But having your own species of crustacean named after you? That shit is eternal.
Meet the Robots Crawling Along the Ocean Floor
Jason can dive deeper than any human and stay underwater for days on end.
The Plan to Create a 'Fitbit for the Oceans'
This fall, however, an integrated infrastructure of sensor systems will sprawl, swim, and anchor itself across our oceans.
The Backbone of the Internet Could Detect Earthquakes, But No One's Using It
Almost 1 million kilometers of telecom cables cover the ocean floor, but they’re “deaf, blind and dumb” to their environment.
Humans Decimated Earth's Largest Animal, But It's Coming Back
Is the California blue whale the poster child for marine mammal recovery?
How Man and Machine Unlocked the Ocean's Depths
To understand the sea, to dive beneath the waves and experience its awesome, unforgiving wonder, was once the privilege of a few fortunate explorers.
We Can't Survive Without the Fishy Deep, Come Hell or Salt Water
We'd all be hard pressed to find someone who would disagree that the oceans are anything but a beautiful mystery.
Scallops Will Be Served During the Apocalypse
Researchers from multiple fishing and conservancy groups are teaming up to ensure that even if Earth goes down kicking and screaming, we will have hotate.