Oceans May 2, 2016 Huge underwater canyon is home to amazing deep-sea creatures A two-week-long seafaring mission off the coast of western Australia has helped illuminate a deep and dark underwater abyss the size of the Grand Canyon
Evolution May 2, 2016 Weird 'water tongue' lets fish feed on land A fish that uses water as a sort of tongue to feed on land could shed light on how animals with backbones first invaded land, researchers say
Oceans May 2, 2016 Baby great white sharks surprise Southern California beachgoers Cue the John Williams score – there’ve been great white shark sightings very close off the shores of the beach at Ventura, Calif. But, experts say, this is nothing worry about – these are “Jaws” of the baby variety. About eight to 10 juvenile sharks have been spotted sticking close to the warmest, shallowest areas near the coastline.
Oceans May 2, 2016 New sea dragon species flaunts ruby-red skin For the first time in 150 years, researchers have found a new species of sea dragon, a marine creature with "unusual red coloration," according to a new study.
Oceans May 2, 2016 Sorry, spiders: Sea snails make strongest material on Earth Step aside, Spider-Man: The world's strongest stuff isn't your silk; it's sea snail teeth
Climate May 2, 2016 Vast bed of metal balls found in deep sea Scattered along the seafloor, dense clusters of large metal lumps have been discovered by scientists trolling for deep-sea creatures between South America and Africa The R/V Sonne, a German research ship, was several hundred miles east of Barbados when a mesh net meant to capture marine life instead brought up balls of manganese ore that were bigger than softballs.
Digging History May 2, 2016 New evidence: South American monkeys came from Africa The evolutionary mystery of how monkeys arrived in South America may have been solved.
Climate May 2, 2016 Did ocean's big burps end last ice age? A massive outpouring of carbon dioxide from the deep ocean may have helped end the last ice age, scientists report today
Oceans May 2, 2016 All about the bass: How baleen whales hear very low frequencies Baleen whales, the largest creatures on Earth, can send extremely low-frequency underwater calls to one another.
Oceans May 2, 2016 'Missing oil' from 2010 BP spill found on Gulf seafloor Up to 10 million gallons (38 million liters) of crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has settled at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where it is threatening wildlife and marine ecosystems, according to a new study
Oceans May 2, 2016 Surprise! Fish lurk in Antarctica's dark underworld In a cold and dark underwater world, where a never-ending rain of rocks keeps the seafloor barren, researchers were startled to find fish, crustaceans and jellyfish investigating a submersible camera after drilling through nearly 2,500 feet of Antarctic ice