Oceans

shark beside kayak

Video: This Great White Shark Is Just Curious About a Kayaker

BY ALEXANDER HARO If you spend enough time somewhere, you’re...
dark Pacific Ocean, with clouds above

Point Nemo, Pole of Isolation and Future ISS Graveyard

Where is the true "middle of nowhere?" Philosophically speaking,...
swimmer's head in water

Man Swims 180Km Nonstop Across Mediterranean

On August 11, Swiss endurance swimmer Noam Yaron waded...
dusky shark

Tourists Feeding Sharks Led to Fatal Attack: Study

The waters off Israel's Hadera Beach swarm with dusky...
orange starfish

Researchers Livestream Underwater Novelties, Including ‘Big-Butt Starfish’

For the last few weeks, the Schmidt Ocean Institute...
te lapa

Natural Wonders: Te Lapa

Do you believe that the Pacific Islanders simply drifted...
underwater photo of orcas 'kissing'

Killer Whales Caught on Kiss Cam

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera...
volcanic plumes of lava spewing

Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat Is Slowly Creating A New Ocean

Deep beneath the surface of Africa, something extraordinary is...

Netflix’s ‘Titan’ Documents the Deep-Sea Disaster Many Saw Coming

"Just watched the Titan submersible documentary, hell isn’t hot...

France’s Deepest Shipwreck Found, 2.5Km Below the Surface

The deepest shipwreck ever found in French waters has...
old painting of naval battle

The Battle Over the World’s Richest Shipwreck and its $16 Billion Treasure

Researchers have finally confirmed that a long-sunken hulk off...
piece of wreckage on ocean floor

Support Ship Caught Sound of the Titan Submersible Imploding

In June 2023, the world was horrified by the...
coral reef

In Major Event, Warming Oceans Bleach Most of the World’s Coral Reefs

More than 80 percent of the world’s coral reefs...
Glowing 'milky seas,' seen from a satellite.

Milky Seas: Bioluminesence Over a Region Half the Size of Colorado

For centuries, sailors have reported glowing seas that that...
Map of Mediterranean

A Megaflood Created the Mediterranean Sea

Imagine the entire Mediterranean Sea disappeared, leaving behind an...

Iceberg That Sank the Titanic Didn’t Create a Large Hole But a Series of Small Rips

Over a century after the Titanic sank, ground-breaking 3D...
A white submarine above water level.

Six Dead in Latest Tourist Submarine Accident

Early today, March 27, a tourist submarine with 45...
An orange octopus on top of a grey shark in the water.

Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark’s Head

Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised...
nighttime finish

Cyril Derreumaux’s Atlantic Crossing Was Not Quite Unsupported

It doesn't affect the magnitude of kayaking alone across...
survivor lost at sea reunites with his son

Peruvian Fisherman Survives 95-Day Ordeal At Sea

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa, 61, has been reunited with...
kayaker holds a red celebratory flare signaling the finish

Cyril Derreumaux Finishes Kayaking Across the Atlantic Ocean

Yesterday, Cyril Derreumaux completed his solo kayak journey across...
windsurfer

Man Windsurfs 4,000Km Across the Atlantic in a Record 26 Days

On January 5, Olivier Defranc, 55, landed back home...
ocean-going 'canoe' from above

Hungarian Man Begins Canoeing Across Atlantic

On December 23, Gabor Rakonczay started paddling from La...
a whale feeds on anchovies

Man’s Dropped Camera Captures Incredible Humpback Footage

Bad luck became serendipity for a Canadian man when...

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