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Marine Life

What Causes a Jellyfish Bloom?

While these natural population peaks can cause harm and human interference can exacerbate them, there’s no reason to find them terribly alarming.

Are Manta Ray Night Dives Ethical?

How manta ray encounters are structured shapes their impact on wildlife.

Seeing Ghosts: ‘Very Rare’ Baby Shark Found in New Zealand

Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand found a newly-hatched ghost shark while pulling samples for commercial fish stock assessment.

How Often is New Life Discovered in the Ocean?

Hundreds of new ocean species described by scientists every year—but described doesn't mean newly discovered.

Six Awesome Animal Encounters in Mexico’s Baja Sur

When and where scuba divers can encounter manta rays, whale sharks and more in Baja Sur, Mexico.

Restoring Order to the Shark Populations of Cocos Island

A fishing ban led to a recent resurgence of tiger sharks off Costa Rica’s Cocos Island. But experts say it will take more to restore harmony among the area’s apex predators.

World’s Largest Colony of Fish Nests Found Under Polar Ice

Millions of icefish nests were discovered more than 1,600 feet below the ice in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.

Massive "Sea Dragon" Fossil Discovered in the UK

The ichthyosaur, excavated throughout August and September 2021, is the largest and most complete specimen ever discovered in the U.K.

Tracking Endangered Whale Sharks with eDNA

On Australia's Ningaloo Reef, researchers and Australia’s richest man are using environmental DNA to unlock the mysteries of the world's biggest fish.