Seeing Through Your Skin? No Sweat, If You’re an Octopus
New research suggests that the octopus can “see” through its body.
Desalination: Drought Relief or Liability?
Is desalination a viable solution for California's water crisis?
The Sound of an Unknown Whale
Researchers might have identified one—and maybe even two—brand new species of whale.
Old Data, New Discoveries: Solving The Paradox of the Plankton
In 1961, G. E. Hutchinson first outlined what he called the paradox of the plankton. Over 50 years later, it may be solved.
Artists Respond to Plastic Ocean Pollution
We deposit eight million metric tons of plastic ocean pollution annually—see how artists teamed up with scientists to address this environmental crisis.
The World’s Strongest Material is Limpet Teeth
The world's strongest material is no longer spider silk, it's limpet teeth.
Searching for a New Species? Look in the Museum
A Doncaster museum found that an old plaster cast of an ichthyosaur was in fact a brand new species.
Can International Marine Reserves Save The Ocean?
The oceans may be on the verge of biological collapse, can international marine reserves save them?
