Marine : Science World Report

Nov 05, 2015 07:05 AM EST

World's Oldest Fossil Sea Urchin May Reveal More about Evolution

A fossil sea urchin is actually the oldest ever found. In fact, it pushes back a fork in its family tree by a staggering 10 million years.

Oct 29, 2015 03:29 PM EDT

Electric Eels' Secret Weapon: Curling Up to Double Their Charge When Shocking Prey

What’s an electric eel’s secret weapon? It’s curling up.

Oct 23, 2015 09:39 AM EDT

First-Ever Field Observations of Elusive Omura's Whale Recorded in Galapagos

Scientists have made the first-ever field observations of one of the rarest whales in the world: Omura's whales.

Oct 07, 2015 12:40 PM EDT

Strange, Short-Lived Marine Mammal Species Discovered in Dutch Harbor

A new fossil of a species that once belonged to the marine group Desmostylia is telling scientists a bit more about this strange animal group.

Oct 04, 2015 10:02 PM EDT

Coelacanth Fish Classified As Living Fossil With Lungs And Gills

Samples of 210 million-year-old fossils reveal that the coelacanth fish is a modern living fossil.

Sep 23, 2015 08:01 AM EDT

Why Whales Echolocate: Size Matters When Sensing in the Ocean

Why do whales use echolocation when bacteria do not? Now, scientists have announced that body size determines available sensing modes.

Sep 18, 2015 08:26 AM EDT

8 Trillion Tiny Microbeads Enter Water Sources Each Day: Scientists Call for Ban

Scientists have discovered that microbeads are spreading across the world's seas, affecting water quality, wildlife, and resources used by people.

Sep 16, 2015 07:50 AM EDT

Marine Life Slashed by Half Since the 1970s, WWF Report Reveals

It turns out that global marine populations have halved since the 1970s.

Sep 14, 2015 03:05 PM EDT

Over Half of the World's Sea Turtles Have Eaten Plastic and Trash

The world's sea turtles may be in a lot more trouble than once thought. Scientists have found that more than half of the world's sea turtles have eaten plastic or other human trash.

Sep 11, 2015 11:18 AM EDT

Hidden 'Ghost Gear' May be Fishing Long After It was Abandoned or Lost

There's a hidden problem impacting our world's oceans: ghost gear.

Sep 09, 2015 07:38 AM EDT

Sperm Whales' Clicking Dialect May Prove They Have Culture like Humans

Do whales have culture? That may just be the case. Scientists believe they have new insights into the different dialects used by groups of sperm whales

Aug 17, 2015 06:38 AM EDT

Watch the Flying Spaghetti Monster Float Through the Deep Ocean

The Flying Spaghetti Monster may actually exist. Petroleum workers have found a creature living deep beneath the waves of the ocean, with a myriad of thin appendages that look like cooked pasta.