Marine Biology - Page 3

October 24, 2026

An Underwater Robot Found About 1,000 Mainly Female Port Jackson Sharks Piled on the Same Bass Strait Seafloor Where Scientists Spotted Them Six Years Ago and Nobody Knows Exactly Why

An underwater robot was mapping the deep seafloor inside Bass Strait’s Beagle Marine Park when it came across something researchers had last seen six years earlier: the same general area, the same

Scuba diver silhouetted beside coral-covered mast of a sunken WWII ship in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

Environment·Science·World

Scientists Found 1,505 Bacterial Species Thriving Inside 80-Year-Old Fuel Leaking From Two Japanese WWII Warships in the Pacific and Three Genera Could Hold the Key to a Cleanup

Eighty years after the US Navy sank dozens of Japanese ships in a single operation, the fuel that went down with those vessels is still there—and it has developed its own ecosystem. University of the South Pacific researchers led by

October 24, 2026

Deep-Sea Fish Filmed Walking Upside Down Raises Questions About Unusual Ocean Locomotion

Nature·News·Science·World

A deep-sea fish has been captured on video walking upside down during a deep-ocean expedition, producing footage of an unusual locomotion behavior rarely recorded

Humpback whale stayed with stillborn calf off Gold Coast for hours—what the first baleen whale study found

Australia·Nature·Science

Off Australia’s Gold Coast, a female humpback whale stayed close to her stillborn calf for hours after it died. Scientists have now documented the

Discovery·Marine Life·Nature

Clavelina Ossipandae, a Sea Squirt with Panda-like Appeal, Captivates Scientists

A new species of sea squirt, recently discovered off the coast of Kumejima in Okinawa Prefecture, has been creating a buzz on social media due to its peculiar appearance. Dubbed the “Skeleton

Govind Tekale

March 26, 2024

Climate·Marine Life

Rising Ocean Temps Set Stage for Catastrophic Coral Bleaching Worldwide

The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the US National

Rahul Somvanshi

March 11, 2024

Marine Life·Nature

Discover the Enigmatic Dumbo Octopus, a Graceful Spectacle in Abyssal Depths

In the profound and enigmatic depths of our planet’s oceans, where light scarcely dares to permeate, the Grimpoteuthis, colloquially known as the Dumbo octopus, silently glides, embodying a paradox of delicate beauty

Karmactive Staff

October 9, 2023

20-legged Antarctic strawberry feather star!

Discovery·Marine Life·Nature

Alien Franchise’s Face Hugger Found in Real Life? Dive into the Antarctic’s Latest Discovery!

The Antarctic depths have unveiled a new, eerie species: the Antarctic strawberry feather star. Bearing a striking resemblance to the face hugger from the Alien franchise, this creature is a testament to

Karmactive Staff

August 20, 2023

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