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Scientists have been puzzled by a gleaming turquoise spot in the Antarctic Ocean showing up in satellite images. They went to have a look.

Satellites Spotted a Strange Glow in the Ocean, and Scientists Have a Wild Explanation

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time ever, scientists have recorded a species of shark actively producing a sound. And it's not what you'd expect.

Science & Energy

It Turns Out Sharks Make Noises, and Here’s What They Sound Like

By Frank Landymore

One Cybertruck driver in California accidentally discovered a unique new mode to park his pickup truck of the future.

After Elon Musk Promised Cybertrucks Could Function as Boats, One Fell Into a Harbor for a Perfect Test

New footage released by the US Coast Guard shows the remains of the OceanGate Titan submersible's pressure hull.

Advanced Transport

New Footage Shows Imploded Crew Compartment of Doomed Titanic Sub

By Frank Landymore

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, speculated the crew failed to carry out standard safety procedures for stormy conditions.

Billionaire Yacht Was Piloted Recklessly Before Deadly Sinking, Its Builder Warns

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have recovered the largest ever sample of the Earth's mantle, which may contain secrets about the processes that led to life.

Science & Energy

Scientists Drill Super Deep Into Weird Underwater Structures

By Frank Landymore

A proposed Congressional bill would ban the commercial farming of octopuses while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat.

Science & Energy

New Law Would Ban All Octopus Farming in America

By Sharon Adarlo

A humpback whale breached the waters off New Hampshire and body slammed a small fishing boat into capsizing.

Science & Energy

Humpback Whale Body Slams Boat With Passengers on Board

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers have found that playing happy coral reef sounds through underwater speakers could allow sad coral reefs to come back to life.

Coral Reefs Coaxed Back to Life by Playing Happy Reef Sounds on Underwater Speakers

By Victor Tangermann

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach a tipping point and shutdown, rapidly cooling Europe and North America.

Scientists Say the Atlantic Current Appears to Be on the Verge of Collapse

By Frank Landymore

Countless tiny plastic pellets are littering the waters and beaches along Spain's northern coast after containers fell off a ship.

Millions of Plastic Pellets Wash Up on Shore

By Sharon Adarlo

In dramatic footage posted on Instagram, a massive orca spikes a hapless dolphin like it's a volleyball into the sky during a group hunt.

Science & Energy

Killer Whale Yeets Dolphin Into the Sky

By Sharon Adarlo

We talked to a NOAA scientist about finding that mysterious golden "orb," the "weird stuff" in the deep sea, and the role of exploration.

Science & Energy

We Checked in With the Scientists Who Discovered That Mysterious “Orb” Thing Two Miles Underwater

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

51-year-old Reza Baluchi was arrested last week while attempting to traverse the Atlantic Ocean via rigged-out hamster wheel.

Science & Energy

Florida Man Arrested for Trying to Cross Ocean in “Hamster Wheel”… Again

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The coast of Florida is being hit hard by heat waves, with one buoy registering 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature of a hot tub.

Science & Energy

Florida’s Ocean Now Officially the Temperature of a Hot Tub

By Victor Tangermann

A dolphin recently attacked a man swimming off a beach in Japan, biting his hands and breaking his ribs in a shocking case of aggression.

Science & Energy

Dolphin Attacks Man, Biting Him and Breaking His Bones

By Sharon Adarlo