Ocean Life

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color

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The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color

The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef

Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?

Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?

Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

Why spring is the best time to visit this Canadian coastal city

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Why spring is the best time to visit this Canadian coastal city

Why spring is the best time to visit this Canadian coastal city

How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans

How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans

How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans

Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?

Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?

Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?

Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

This creature can 3D-print its own body parts

This creature can 3D-print its own body parts

This creature can 3D-print its own body parts

We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now

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We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now

We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now

Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets

Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets

Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets

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