Medicine & TechnologyWatching baby sea turtles hatch and struggle to make their way to the water is an emotional experience, especially because not all of them could survive into adulthood. Check out how these hatchlings battle for survival the moment they are born.
Record hot ocean waters and a tardy El Niño are doubling the chances of above average hurricane season in the Atlantic, according to NOAA. Find out more about it in this article.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues to grow and raise concerns that it now supports thriving communities of coastal creatures, creating new ecosystems. Read the article to learn more.
Scientists investigate "Cocaine Sharks" off the Florida coast, testing if sharks are consuming drug bales in a TV series for Shark Week. Read the article to learn more.
An active underwater volcano, nearly a mile deep off Canada's Pacific coast, spouts hot fluid, creating an ideal nursery for a rare skate species. Check it out in this article.
Scientists found a type of magnetically sensitive bacteria which lives in an environment that resembles potential habitat for extraterrestrial life. Learn more about it in this article.
The world’s largest uncrewed mapping vessel has completed its seafloor mapping mission and made major discoveries about the ocean depths. Find out more about it in this article.
The global average sea level has risen about 1 meter (3.2 feet), and an expert warns that it will affect societies depending on where they are located. Read the article to learn more.
Climate change poses risk to marine organisms within the ocean’s twilight zone resulting to reduced life forms in the next 150 years. Learn more about it in this article.
A jellyfish-like robot could revolutionize the way people clean the oceans as it is designed to collect wastes from them without disturbing delicate marine environments. Read the article to learn more.