Hell or Salt Water
The Internet of Elephant Seals
Move over, scientists. Intrepid seals and whales are collecting data where humans can't reach.
California Gold: The Uni Dynasty of Mendocino County
Uni, or sea urchin gonads, are the very essence of the ocean, but not an easy sell in the US. That’s changing.
The Race to Save the Vaquita, the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
There are fewer than 100 vaquitas left, and it's all due to the illegal poaching of a fish that lives in the same waters.
The Search for Greenland's Missing Ice
Greenland is melting faster than ever, and researchers are racing to find out why.
It’s Hard Out There for a Blobfish: Ugly Animals Need Conservation Too
Unlovely creatures deserve as much attention as the Cecil the Lions of this world.
How a Small Island Nation Is Saving the Humble Sea Dick
The humble sea cucumber, an animal oft-adorned with the most undignified of common names—donkey dung, burnt hotdog, sea dick—is among the world’s most valuable fisheries.
Meet the Robots Crawling Along the Ocean Floor
Jason can dive deeper than any human and stay underwater for days on end.
By 2100, Earth Will Have an Entirely Different Ocean
A complete guide to the hotter, higher, trashier, fish-free oceans of the near future.
How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle, According to a Physicist
Motherboard interviewed Daniel Bonn, a physicist from the University of Amsterdam, about how to build sandcastles that will make you the envy of the beach.
Will Humans Ever Live Under the Sea?
Humans have wanted to inhabit the oceans for millennia. Is it possible?
The Plan to Create a 'Fitbit for the Oceans'
This fall, however, an integrated infrastructure of sensor systems will sprawl, swim, and anchor itself across our oceans.