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crime

Inside the Strange World of Coral Reef Crime Scenes

How scientists and law enforcement officers pioneered a new brand of underwater justice.
Christie Wilcox May 11, 2020
beach

The Dazzling Bioluminescence of Waves in California

As beaches started to reopen, locals came to see the light show from a distance.
Mario Koran May 8, 2020
nasa

This Image Was Crowned NASA's Most Spectacular Portrait of Earth

Gaze into the depths of the ocean—from space.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 1, 2020
art

Photographs Capture the Ancient Elegance of Horseshoe Crabs

"Nature is there for you, especially when you need it."
Claire Voon April 20, 2020
underwater

The Sargasso Sea Is Plenty Wide, and It's Growing

What happens when you have too much of a good thing.
Dan Nosowitz April 14, 2020
science

The Ocean’s Largest Shark Has a Little Something to Say

An online video raised a strange question: Do whale sharks make sounds? And would it matter if they did?
Claudia Geib March 24, 2020
islands

The Ecological Mystery of a Stink Bug Swarm Far Out to Sea

The chance encounter has led to insights on how insects make it to distant islands.
Erica Tennenhouse March 24, 2020
oceans

The Fight to Resurrect the U.K.'s Underwater Meadows of Seagrass

Seagrass captures carbon and creates marine habitat—so scientists are bringing it back.
Damian Carrington March 18, 2020
poison

How Warming Waters and Toxic Clams Threaten Native Alaskans

“If you can’t gather shellfish then you’re going to starve.”
Zoya Teirstein March 9, 2020
germany

Found: A Message in a Bottle That Went Clear Around the World and Back

But without a return address.
Matthew Taub March 4, 2020
Stuart, Florida

Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.
bones

A Fossilized Skull May Solve the Mystery of a Chameleon Migration

A raft very likely carried chameleons between Madagascar and mainland Africa—but in which direction?
Sabrina Imbler February 18, 2020
sharks

The Carolinas' Mysterious Great White Shark Cluster Is Not Mysterious, Not a Cluster

They're just doing what sharks do.
Sabrina Imbler February 14, 2020
coral reefs

The Coral Ark That Hopes to Save Florida’s Ailing Reefs

As a mysterious disease sweeps across the region, dry land might be the last best hope for survival.
Sabrina Imbler February 12, 2020
science

At 'Soda Springs' in the Philippines, the Seafloor Bubbles Like Champagne

The bubbles are mostly carbon dioxide, and gurgle up from the ground in streamers or curtains.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2020
bones

The Curious Case of the Deep-Sea Bone Worms and the Vanishing Underwater Gator

Scientists dropped three alligators to the bottom of the ocean. One of them was never seen again.
Sabrina Imbler January 29, 2020
rocks

In Upstate New York, Ancient Arthropods Can Get Turned Into (Fool's) Gold

Pyritized trilobites aren't just flashy—they preserve incredible detail.
Sabrina Imbler January 3, 2020
salt

Fish Flock to the Super-Salty Wastewater of the Sydney Desalination Plant

Sydney's technological solution for drought is having unexpected effects on marine life.
Sabrina Imbler January 2, 2020