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Researchers Just Discovered the Largest Cluster of Deep-Sea Octopuses They've Ever Seen

There were at least 1000 brooding females.

7 Weird and Wonderful Octopuses

From the cute to the terrifying.

Europe's First Underwater Restaurant Is Now Taking Reservations

For a truly dramatic experience, the architects suggest going during a storm.

Florida's Red Tide Has Reached the Miami Area

The phenomenon is rare on Florida's east coast.

Revisiting the Mystery of the Great New England Sea Serpent of 1817

The fishermen of Gloucester, Massachusetts thought they had seen everything. Then they were proved wrong.

Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate Like a Terrifying Balloon

It acts like a cross between a python and a pufferfish.

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Endeavour, Captain Cook's Lost Ship, Might Have Been Found—Solving a Centuries-Old Mystery

But only a full excavation will prove its identity for sure.

Scientists Can Tell If Great White Sharks Are Around by Testing DNA in Seawater

Good news for sharks AND beachgoers.

Very Polite Canadian Belugas Have Made Friends With a Lone Narwhal

Awwwwww.

Cigarette Butts Are the Number One Source of Ocean Trash

Sixty million cigarette butts have been collected from oceans since the 1980s.

The Ocean Cleanup Deploys a 2000-Foot Net to Catch the Pacific Ocean's Trash

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of Texas.

A Pocket Watch From the Titanic Surfaces and Sells for $57,500

The watch belonged to a Russian immigrant who planned to settle in the Bronx and become a dentist. He didn't make it.

Ocean Explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau's Tips for Dealing With Seasickness

The son of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau is an expert.

8 Science-Backed Tips to Keep Your Feet From Burning on Hot Sand

The beach is wonderful when it's not giving you third-degree burns.

What to Know About Shark Attacks Before You Hit the Beach

Sharks aren't the mindless manhunters movies make them out to be.

Whale Sharks Can Live for More Than a Century, Study Finds

They don't reach maturity until they're 25.

15 Secrets of Commercial Divers

The pay is great, so long as you don't mind the sharks, dead bodies, and occasional risk of being sucked into a vacuum.

11 Facts About Bull Sharks

This predator can swim thousands of miles upriver, hunt baby hippos, and take over the occasional golf course.

Gold Artifacts Discovered in 19th-Century Shipwreck That Was the ‘Titanic of Its Time’

The wreckage of the <em>Pulaski</em> was lost for almost 180 years.

Watch How Ocean Water Gets Turned Into Table-Ready Salt

Very slowly.

Take a Virtual Tour of Europe’s Only Underwater Museum

A British artist created an artificial reef filled with sculptures at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Lexie de los Santos, National Geographic

How a Cold War Mission Led to the Discovery of the Titanic

The 'Titanic' is one of the most famous shipwrecks on the seafloor. Its discovery was part of an unrelated Navy investigation.

A New Jersey Real Estate Sign Lost in Hurricane Sandy Just Washed Ashore in France

It may have crossed the Atlantic multiple times.

A World War II Bomber Lost with 11 Servicemembers Has Been Found After 74 Years

Project Recover tracked down aircraft in a bay near Papua New Guinea.

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