environmentLittoral Litter: Toxic Beach Trash By The Numbers
This illustrated list of the top 10 types of beach trash shows our not-so-fantastic plastic pollution problem…
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treesSea -sonal Shrubbery: 7 Amazing Christmas Tree Worms
Christmas Tree Worms thrive on ocean coral reefs worldwide but there’s one day each year when they can really…
speciesPocket Shark: Extremely Rare 5-Inch Specimen Found
It’s not often that you hear of a shark being called ‘adorable,’ but in this case, the adjective fits. The…
Art & DesignOcean Atlas: Sustainable Sculpture Seems to Hold Up the Sea
A massive sustainable sculpture made of eco-friendly, PH-neutral materials seems to hold up the surface of the sea…
oceansIn Sink: The World’s 7 Most Amazing Artificial Reefs
Human intrusion into the deep ocean isn't usually a good thing but in the case of artificial reefs, we're actually…
Art & DesignFlood Cubes: Sculptures Expose Creek Pollution and Debris
Sculpture and activism come together in one creative, disturbing project from artist Eben Goff. ‘Flood Cubes‘…
photographyPanoramic Images Let You Immerse Yourself in Coral Reefs
If you can’t take a vacation to an exotic locale to snorkel or scuba dive among some of the world’s most…
environmentSea’s Sick: 6 Floating Garbage Patches
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is shockingly huge, and it's not alone. These 6 floating flotsam fields display…
natureShock & Claws: The World’s 7 Most Amazing Crabs
About 5,000 species of crabs live in every ocean, in fresh water and on land. Most look odd and act odder but…
solar powerThe World’s Largest Solar Powered Boat Filters Sea Pollution
Not only is this massive boat covered in a record-setting array of photovoltaic panels, it’s also equipped with…
oceansOcean Thermal Energy Plant in China to be World’s Largest
A power plant that can harvest energy from differences in ocean temperatures is planned just off the coast of a…
Nature & EcosystemsReal Sea Monsters: 4 Ocean Creatures with Scary Looks
More than 95 percent of the ocean remains unexplored, yet we know so much more about it than our ancestors did…
Animals & HabitatsClearly Unusual: Transparent Eel Larva Has Nothing to Hide
Nearly invisible in the water, marine eels in the larval stage could swim right by you and all you’d notice is…
Nature & EcosystemsSchools of Sardines Swim Around Sharks in Amazing Photos
Software architect turned photographer Alexander Safanov captured an incredible series of images over several…
travelRapt Isles: The World’s 7 Most Amazing Snake Islands
In 2013 we'll all be living in the Year of the Snake according to Chinese astrology. If that makes some folks…
oceansIslands in the Seize: 8 Hotly Disputed Islands & Atolls
From the sultry South China Sea to the chilly Canadian Arctic, dozens of obscure, isolated and often uninhabited…
Art & Design3D-Printed Octopod Underwater Salvage Vehicle
While this incredible octopus won’t actually be going underwater like its robotic oceanic brethren, it looks…
natureAll Washed Up: 10 Bizarre Beached Creatures
Shore is strange... at least sometimes, and usually after a storm. Beachcombers often can't believe their eyes (or…
environmentMud Men: Scientists Find an Ocean of Rare Earths
I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah! A Japanese expedition has discovered a wealth – literally – of rare…
animalsEthereal Colors Turn Animals of Science Into Modern Art
Pictures of fantastical deep-see creatures appear often on the internet, showing bizarre body shapes,…
