Microalgae Digest Themselves
Plankton extend their survival by digesting their own internal constituents when nutrients become scarce.
Frigatebird Migration
Solar transmitters on ocean-going frigatebirds reveal how they keep aloft for months at a time.
Manta Ray Homebodies
Oceanic manta rays don’t migrate long distances like other large sea creatures.
Glowing Slime
Glowing blue slime from the sea could be useful in biomedical research.
TB’s Unexpected Journey
Marine mammals brought tuberculosis to South Americans from Africa more than 1000 years ago.
Moonlit Migrations
Zooplankton in the Arctic Ocean migrate by the light of the moon.
Ancient Mass Extinction
What happened after an ice age wiped out nearly all of earth fish 359 million years ago?
Jellyfish Propulsion
Jellyfish swim the opposite way of how we assumed.
Fish Alarms
Damselfish attract multiple predators with a chemical cue, giving themselves a way to escape.
Toxin Sensing Sea Slugs
A sea slug co-opts a seaweed’s chemical defenses and its ability to harvest energy from the sun.
Bright Clouds
Marine microorganisms make clouds brighter and more reflective.
Plankton Eyeball
Scientists take a close look at a single-celled organism with a complex eye
Climate Change & Toxic Shellfish
Climate change is threatening India’s seafood industry.
Animal Oceanographers
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerous for human oceanographers to venture.
Tracking Ocean Animals
Aquatic animal tracking via satellite telemetry leads to surprising discoveries about long-distance migratory behavior.
Tara Oceans Expedition
Scientists circle the globe to study the world’s microscopic sea creatures.
Sustainable Seafood
Retailers are looking to the developing world to meet the growing demand for sustainable seafood.
Predator-Sensing Algae
Unicellular plankton turn toxic when they sniff nearby predators.
Disaster Science
How can scientists better prepare for natural and man-made disasters?
Deepwater Horizon Animals
How are animals coping 5 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
Marine Debris Tracker
A smartphone app allows citizen scientists to track litter that makes its way into our waterways.
Ocean Plastics
Middle income countries with underdeveloped waste-management infrastructures contribute disproportionately to plastic debris that ends up in the ocean.
Dolphin Name Game
Each bottlenose dolphin makes up its own signature whistle early in life that functions much like a name.