Oceans

breaching orca

Watch Orcas Teach a Calf To Hunt by ‘Subduing’ Dolphin

In this brief clip, a pod of orcas injure...
An immigration official stamps documents.

Smooth Sailing: Mastering the Bureaucracy of Life at Sea

The ability to sail off into the sunset, anchor...
Kohler leaving Cape Town.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #6: Kayaking from South Africa to Brazil

In the world of ocean adventure, kayaking is not...

Discovered: The Real Octopus’s Garden

Yet another marvel of planet Earth has been revealed...
a photo collage of surfing shots

The Encyclopedia of Surfing is a Whirlpool of History Worth Getting Sucked Into

Every human activity and pastime has a record keeper,...
a green bottle filled with debris

‘Witch Bottles’ Keep Washing Ashore on the Texas Coast

For a beachcomber, life takes place between one random...
an orca in shallow water

Rare Footage Captures Aging Orca’s Peaceful Last Moments

Watching the death of a noble creature is one...
replica of a ship

New Evidence That Wreck Off Rhode Island is Captain Cook’s Ship

British explorer James Cook famously sailed a ship that...
shark head on

Shark Attack Survivor Mike Coots Became a Shark Advocate

BY ALEXANDER HARO This story originally appeared in The Inertia. When...
great white shark

Something’s Fishy In the Great White Shark’s Diving Habits

Some of the ocean's largest predators are up to...
a submarine volcano erupts

New Island Bursts From Ocean Off Japan

For generations, the view from Japan’s Ioto (or Iwo...
Orcas in the Mediterranean.

Orcas Send Another Ship to the Bottom of the Strait of Gibraltar

Add another notch on the wall for orcas in...

Watch Whale Slam Wingfoiler in Scary Moment

Wingfoiler plus whale — what does that add up...
Bat stars crawl along the seabed

Starfish Are Bodiless Heads

It's not easy to tell which part of a...
A boat of Thaua hunters follow killer whales.

The Orcas That Hunted Alongside Humans

For generations, humans in New South Wales, Australia had...
The Pekoe Trail

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
An aerial image of a humpback whale swimming through kelp.

Scientists Crack Case of Whales With Kelp Hats

Researchers have observed over 100 whales wearing hats made...
An image of an underwater "hoofprint"

Deep-Sea ‘Hoofprints’ Came From This Elusive Creature

What made these "hoofprints" at the bottom of the...
a hamster wheel vessel resting on a beach

Knife-Wielding Florida Man Arrested in Homemade Hamster Wheel

A repeat offender in a hamster wheel — is...
three sailors on the catamaran

Sailors Rescued from Australian Coast after Sharks Sink Boat

In a bizarre incident off the coast of Australia,...
The Titanic

U.S. Tries to Halt Removal of Titanic Artifacts

In May 2024, there is a planned expedition to...
Andrea Zuccari.

Freediver Andrea Zuccari Missing At Sea

Andrea Zuccari (48) has gone missing whilst diving off...
Wild swimming in Skjólfjörur, Iceland.

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Sperm wh.ales

Two Species of Whale Have a New Fishing Tactic

Two species of whale follow deep sea trawlers and...

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