OCEANS

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.

Take a Closer Look at the $17 Billion 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks'

When it sank on June 8, 1708, it was carrying gold, silver, jewels, and other precious cargo.

One known species of isopod, or "giant sea cockroach"

Bizarre New Species of Crabs and a Giant Sea Cockroach Discovered in Waters Off Indonesia

Researchers thought the foot-long sea cockroach was "cute."

Swim With a Pineapple Under the Sea at America's First Museum for Scuba Divers

Swim with turtles and snap selfies with sculptures at this diving spot off the coast of Florida.

A Viking vessel in Saint Kitts, one of the stops on the cruise line's Ultimate World Cruise.

The Longest Cruise in the World Takes Seafarers to 59 Countries Over 245 Days

Could you spend the better part of a year on a ship?

Bottle Service: This Water Container Decomposes in Weeks

Both the shell and the inner waterproof lining are biodegradable, which could be a game-changer for ocean pollution.

Eco-Friendly Brand 2-DG Turns Old Fishing Nets Into Clothing

Look good while supporting ocean conservation.

Listen for Whales and Dolphins in This Live Stream from the Deep Ocean

After eavesdropping on the deep sea for years, researchers are sharing the feed with the public.

Hans Hillewaert, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.03

11 Body-Snatching Parasites

With the ability to control and even kill their hosts, each one of these parasites could star as the next terror of the silver screen.

PREV NEXT