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water

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 4 – The Magic of Water

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 30, 2021
Berbera, Somalia

Berbera Shipwrecks

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
sports

The Lasting Allure—and Bruising Challenge—of Courting Florida's Silver King

Tarpon, a powerful game fish, helped make the state a tourism hub more than a century ago.
Lina Zeldovich September 9, 2021
science

What Do You See in This Spiral of Color and Light?

A researcher says her award-winning image of a swirling school of fish is also a metaphor for the oceans' health.
Gemma Tarlach September 9, 2021
underwater

Podcast: Million Dollar Point

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 7, 2021
aquariums

It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running

And they all involve developing a close relationship with the aquatic world and its inhabitants.
Vittoria Traverso September 1, 2021
science

What Does It Mean That Greenland Sharks Could Live for Hundreds of Years?

A languid fish has a story to tell about longevity, lifestyle, and loss.
Jonathan Moens August 27, 2021
bioluminescence

For a Brief, Shining Moment, These Bioluminescent Squid Are Sushi Stars

Hotaru ika are a glow-in-the-dark delicacy.
Diana Hubbell August 18, 2021
coral reefs

The Mysterious Coral Cousin Swarming the Palmyra Atoll

Little is known about pesky corallimorphs, except that they seem to thrive when reefs are damaged. 
Hannah Seo August 18, 2021
islands

How to Build an Island

All you need is a dream, investors with deep pockets, and concrete. A lot of concrete.
Alastair Bonnett August 17, 2021
Lakes Entrance, Australia

Griffiths Sea Shell Museum

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
antarctic

Exploring Antarctica’s Upside-Down World

Clinging to the underside of ice hundreds of feet thick, strange communities eke out a living, while researchers race to study them before they disappear.
Douglas Fox August 9, 2021
science

Sun Glint, Bane of Scientists, Has a Silver Lining

This beautiful, satiny optical phenomenon can wreck satellite imaging, but it can also reveal hidden aspects of our planet.
Gemma Tarlach July 16, 2021
science

This Nighttime Drone Shot of a Futuristic City Is Actually a Sea Urchin

Studying the animal’s nerve network may help scientists understand our own.
Gemma Tarlach July 12, 2021
beach

In Cape Cod's 'Sharky' Waters, Humans Learn to Coexist with an Apex Predator

New technology and changing habits may keep beachgoers safe as the local great white population grows.
Sarah Sax July 12, 2021
animals

The History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam

Despite traditional and modern protections, Palau's massive mollusks are at risk.
Cynthia Barnett July 6, 2021
beaches

How Cows Destroyed an Entire Marine Ecosystem in California

A researcher's quest to understand a mysterious mass extinction leads to cud-chewing culprits.
Jack Tamisiea June 21, 2021
exploration

Can the Māori Connection to Antarctica Help Safeguard the Continent’s Future?

Indigenous ties to the bottom of the world go back more than a millennium, and could point the way forward.
Gemma Tarlach June 18, 2021