Natural History
Scientists reveal how marine dinosaurs swam underwater
Scientists are close to settling a century-old debate on how Plesiosaurs swam through the prehistoric ocean.
Category: Natural History
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Modeling Natural History Sea Ice
Warming up to the neighborhood: a gentoo penguin’s new digs
With warming temperatures, scientists expect to see species popping up in environments where they’ve previously been absent. Climate change virtually…
Natural History
Uneven Ocean Warming as the Planet Shed its Ice
Our oceans underwent major changes when the planet transitioned from the Last Glacial Maximum to our current interglacial (or “between…
Book Review Natural History Paleontology
A look into the past…and into a gnarly set of teeth
New discoveries are made every day, but ‘new’ does not always mean current. In this case, scientists are using technology…
Behavior Biology Natural History
Heroic Humpbacks: Orcastrate an Escape
While watching a pod of killer whales attacking their prey, scientists noticed a small group of humpback whales come to…
Behavior Biology Ecology Natural History
Costume Age: some crabs are too young to start dressing up
Well, it’s that time of year again where hoards of costumed kids roam the streets in search of candy. While…
Climate Change Coral Ecology Evolution Microbiology Natural History
Speed dating: how finding that special symbiosis saved some coral from climate change
Choosing the right symbiont might be a coral's ticket to cheating global warming.
Biology Ecology Natural History
Migrating lobsters use magnets to find their way
For the last post in our school's out for summer theme week, take a look inside to see how migrating…
Behavior Natural History
What makes a male squid put in reproductive effort?
Male squid can vary the effort they put into each mating event. Find out what type of female makes the…
Behavior Biology Ecology Evolution Natural History
Fooled Ya! How marine animals stay hidden in plain sight
It’s April Fools’ Day! Today’s the day when you try to prank people, convince them your lies are true, and…
Behavior Biology Conservation Natural History
The Mystery of the Virgin Birth
A female eagle ray gives birth to two female pups. But she has been housed in a tank without any…
Biology Conservation Evolution Fisheries Natural History
Sea of Love: Hermaphroditic fishes
Finding a date on Valentine’s Day can be hard! Whether you are single or in a relationship, we are trying…
Biology Evolution Natural History
How to See Through a Shell
You may never have heard of this funny little ocean creature, but the chiton is pretty incredible. Why? It has…
Climate Change Natural History
Evaporating History
More is better, especially when it comes to dissecting the past. A single proxy may be sensitive to various factors…
Evolution genomics Natural History
Philosopher cephalopod: the octopus genome reveals the origin of its intellect
The octopus genome sheds light on the strange intelligence of a mysterious creature.
Evolution Microbiology Natural History
From 591 leagues under the sea to eukaryote and me: introducing the closest known relative to our cells
Scientists think they've found an ancient link to the eukaryotic cell from the deep down in the ocean, and it's…
Biogeochemistry Geology Natural History Paleoceanography Sea-level Rise Volcanoes
A 2.5 billion year old story about iron in the ocean, told by a rock
New light has been shed on the possibility of an alternative iron sink than previous thought prior to the oxygenation…
Developmental Biology Evolution Natural History
A head of their time: how invertebrates had it in them all along to form the vertebrate head
We owe our hard heads to our invertebrate ancestors.
Biology Ecology Natural History
Geared up jellyfish show scientists that they have more control over their movements than we thought
Jellyfish are commonly thought of as passive drifters in the ocean, but a team of researchers are working to change…
Atmospheric Chemistry Biogeochemistry Geology Natural History Volcanoes
One billion and one anaerobic nights: on the journey to atmospheric oxidation
Take a breather, and learn how cyanobacteria struggled to bring the world oxygen.