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Sharks Aren’t Silent After All. This One Clicks Like a Castanet

This is the first evidence of sound production in a shark.

Venomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eaten

In the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.

There's a Great Whale Urine Highway That Moves Nutrients Across Oceans

Whales migrate great distances and, as they travel, create nutrient superhighways in our oceans.

This Small Deep-Sea Predator Hidden in the Atacama Trench is Darkness Personified

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

Whale Songs Follow the Same Mathematical Rule as Human Language

Whale song, though technically not a language, is organized in a familiar pattern.

Some dolphins pee up into the air and we've only now learned this

Scientists believe this could be a form of social bonding — or even an unusual way of smelling through touch.

The bizarre frogfish has “fishing motor neurons” controlling the rods on its head

Sometimes a tiny cluster of neurons is enough to change the course of evolution.

The octopus and the beer bottle: how intelligent octopuses are making the most of polluted oceans

Someone's thrash is another one's treasure - this old saying has an entirely different meaning for an octopus.

The Opioid Crisis Has Reached the Gulf of Mexico’s Dolphins

Dophins have been found with several drugs, including fentanyl, in their fat reserves.

Lonely dolphin in the Baltic Sea appears to be talking to himself

What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in Denmark, may be showing us.

The Surprising Sleep of Sperm Whales: Vertical Naps in the Ocean Deep

If you think it's tough to sleep on land, try sleeping in the sea.

Meet the Sea Robin: A Fish That Walks and Tastes the Seafloor With Its Legs

The sea robin walks on leg-like fins that can taste the seafloor, showcasing evolution's clever repurposing of traits.

Elephant Seals Photobomb Marine Study, Turn Experiment Into "Dinner Bell"

Scientists capture never-before-seen footage of seals exploiting research sonar to track and catch fish.

Adorable Dumbo octopus makes surprise appearance on camera

The elusive creature lives deep beneath the ocean's surface.

New Hebrides trench: First pictures of unexplored deep sea

For the first time, researchers have taken a look at the life that thrives in one of the deepest spots in the ocean. They investigated the New Hebrides trench, located just West of Vanuatu, and revealed that cusk eels and crustaceans teem more than 7,000m (23,000ft) down. They used cameras fitted on an unmanned lander […]

Humpack whales flawless natural navigation studied

A recently published study 8 years in the making reveals the uncanny ability humpback whales have of following seemingly perfect straight paths for weeks at a time. The navigational precision of humpback whales cannot be explained by known theories. Humpback whales feed during the summer near polar oceans and migrate to warm tropical oceans for […]

Whales suffer from sun burns too

You know those days when you go to the beach, and it’s just too hot outside, so you have to use some cream and all ? Well, it’s a little harder if you’re a whale. A recent study conducted that a whole lot of whales displayed blisters caused by sun damage. Laura Martinez-Levasseur, from the […]