Underwater

Aerial view of a curved irrigation canal near green fields and a solar-covered structure.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.

Close-up of a hairy caterpillar clinging to a curved branch.

Mysterious Carnivore Found Rolling in the Depths of the Southern Ocean

Far below the frozen surface of the Southern Ocean, scientists have discovered a creature unlike anything they’ve seen before — a spherical sponge covered in hooks that traps and devours...

Mysterious Carnivore Found Rolling in the Depths of the Southern Ocean

Far below the frozen surface of the Southern Ocean, scientists have discovered a creature unlike anything they’ve seen before — a spherical sponge covered in hooks that traps and devours...

Two whales are swimming in deep green ocean waters, with water spouts visible.

Whales Turn Our Oceans Into Living Farms And We’ve Been Starving Them

Baleen whales don’t just swim through the sea—they feed it. New research shows summering whales recycle more than 800 tons of nitrogen a day in Nordic waters, lifting productivity where...

Whales Turn Our Oceans Into Living Farms And We’ve Been Starving Them

Baleen whales don’t just swim through the sea—they feed it. New research shows summering whales recycle more than 800 tons of nitrogen a day in Nordic waters, lifting productivity where...

Turquoise waves crash against rocks, creating frothy white spray in sunlight.

Ocean Acidity Is Rising And It's Turning The Ocean Into One Big Underwater Amplifier

As the ocean absorbs more CO₂, pH drops—and low-frequency sound doesn’t fade like it used to. Borate-driven absorption weakens, so rumbles from ships and storms can travel much farther.

Ocean Acidity Is Rising And It's Turning The Ocean Into One Big Underwater Amplifier

As the ocean absorbs more CO₂, pH drops—and low-frequency sound doesn’t fade like it used to. Borate-driven absorption weakens, so rumbles from ships and storms can travel much farther.

A small, dark figure resembling a fish swims among shimmering blue beads.

These Tiny Ocean Warriors May Hold The Key To Ending Plastic Pollution Forever

Deep in the ocean, unseen armies of bacteria are evolving to dine on the plastic we’ve left behind.

These Tiny Ocean Warriors May Hold The Key To Ending Plastic Pollution Forever

Deep in the ocean, unseen armies of bacteria are evolving to dine on the plastic we’ve left behind.

Millions of Red Crabs Flood Christmas Island in a Fiery March to the Sea

Millions of Red Crabs Flood Christmas Island in a Fiery March to the Sea

Every year, the forests of Christmas Island come alive — and then start to move.

Millions of Red Crabs Flood Christmas Island in a Fiery March to the Sea

Every year, the forests of Christmas Island come alive — and then start to move.