Ocean

Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth. This is the latest on protecting their vast ecosystems.

Latest in Ocean

a small grey and black reef fish swims
Animals

Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds

By Laura Baisas

Five of the comb jelly species featured in a new study on how their cells adapt to water pressures. Red coloration as seen in the two specimens at right is common among deep-sea animals.
Animals

Comb jellies won’t give into the extreme pressures of deep-sea life

By Laura Baisas

a marine biologist and an actor fist bump while sitting on a dive boat in the ocean
Animals

Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks

By Laura Baisas

Golden Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in the Red Sea, Egypt
Climate Change

Mass extinction 183 million years ago offers dire warning for modern oceans

By Andrew Paul

Litter at sea
AI

Ocean trash can now be tracked from space

By Andrew Paul

OceanXplorers sub
Animals

Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series

By Andrew Paul

Underwater image of Titanic wreckage
Conservation

Billionaire plans to ride $20 million submersible to the Titanic

By Andrew Paul

coral polyps before spawning
Animals

Scientists are studying the mysterious sex lives of coral

By Laura Baisas

This noble necklace worm, laden with eggs, will eventually release her developed larvae into the water column as plankton.
Conservation

Stunning images offer a peek into the ocean’s microscopic baby boom

Text by Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason / Hakai Magazine, Photos by Hakai Institute

seaweed underwater
Conservation

What the heck is seaweed mining?

By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine

under the sea
Conservation

How deep does life go?

By James Lawrence Powell / MIT Press Reader

a bioluminescent coral shaped like a fan with a central hub
Animals

Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought

By Laura Baisas

air bubbles
Conservation

Can green hydrogen production help bring oceanic dead zones back to life?

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Cargo Ship in Panama Canal
Climate Change

A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it

By Andrew Paul

a close-up of an octopus eye
Animals

Why counting octopus ‘rings’ is crucial

By Laura Baisas

two men in scuba gear install a sound system by a coral reef
Animals

Healthy reef soundscapes can help degraded coral reefs grow

By Laura Baisas

several small and translucent glass eels on a yellow cloth
Animals

How citizen scientists are protecting ‘glass eels’

By Laura Baisas

Concept art of cyborg jellyfish with forebody attachments
Animals

Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths

By Andrew Paul

A potentially new squid species found off the coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Animals

New squid alert! 100+ species discovered off the coast of New Zealand

By Laura Baisas

fish swimming by a healthy coral reef
Animals

Sandy ‘Reef Stars’ help bring life back to coral reefs hurt by dynamite fishing

By Laura Baisas

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