Underwater

Close-up of a shark swimming in clear blue water, showcasing its streamlined body.

Vanishing Deepwater Sharks, Hunted for Beauty Products, Win Hard-Fought Protections

Deepwater sharks have been targeted for years, pulled from the darkest parts of the ocean so their liver oil could become makeup and moisturizers. Their populations collapsed in silence, hidden...

Vanishing Deepwater Sharks, Hunted for Beauty Products, Win Hard-Fought Protections

Deepwater sharks have been targeted for years, pulled from the darkest parts of the ocean so their liver oil could become makeup and moisturizers. Their populations collapsed in silence, hidden...

A group of penguins on rocky terrain with icy blue glaciers in the background.

Fifteen Penguins Fight for Freedom Inside a Windowless Basement

Fifteen gentoo penguins sit at the center of a growing national storm, living their lives inside an enclosed room without access to daylight or open air.

Fifteen Penguins Fight for Freedom Inside a Windowless Basement

Fifteen gentoo penguins sit at the center of a growing national storm, living their lives inside an enclosed room without access to daylight or open air.

Narwhals swimming in the ocean, showcasing their distinctive tusks above the water.

Curious Narwhals Turn Surveillance Tools Into Targets Beneath the Ice

Narwhals are crashing into underwater listening devices again and again — hundreds of times — and scientists can’t yet explain why.

Curious Narwhals Turn Surveillance Tools Into Targets Beneath the Ice

Narwhals are crashing into underwater listening devices again and again — hundreds of times — and scientists can’t yet explain why.

Close-up of a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale swimming underwater, showcasing its distinctive spotted skin.

Scientists Capture First Living Glimpse of a Whale Once Known Only By Its Remains

For decades, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale existed only as bones washed ashore. Then, off Baja California, two living whales surfaced beside a research vessel and changed everything.

Scientists Capture First Living Glimpse of a Whale Once Known Only By Its Remains

For decades, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale existed only as bones washed ashore. Then, off Baja California, two living whales surfaced beside a research vessel and changed everything.

Group of sperm whales swimming together in deep blue ocean water near the surface.

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks

Scientists may have just unlocked one of the ocean’s biggest mysteries. New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after speeding up...

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks

Scientists may have just unlocked one of the ocean’s biggest mysteries. New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after speeding up...

Large group of wading birds gathered in a coastal wetland, feeding among patches of tall marsh grass in shallow water.

Trump Administration's New Environmental Plan Opens the Floodgates for Mass Wetland Destruction

A sweeping proposal from the Trump Administration could erase federal protections from more than 80 percent of America’s wetlands—waters that filter drinking supplies, cushion communities from floods, and anchor entire...

Trump Administration's New Environmental Plan Opens the Floodgates for Mass Wetland Destruction

A sweeping proposal from the Trump Administration could erase federal protections from more than 80 percent of America’s wetlands—waters that filter drinking supplies, cushion communities from floods, and anchor entire...