Visiting the Kraken at Home
Researchers have captured what might be the first known recording of a colossal squid living freely in its natural habitat.
May 27, 2024 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Scientific Field/Discipline: Zoology
Subtopics or categories
Article list
So Long Triploids, Hello Creamy Oysters
Triploid oysters—selectively bred for summer eating—suffer in high temperatures. Is their plight enough to get us to change our oyster eating habits?
May 22, 2024 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
How to Use an Anvil (If You’re a Wrasse)
Fish aren’t fools—they use tools.
May 3, 2024 | six-panel comic
Peeking into the Ocean’s Microscopic Baby Boom
Springtime delivers the world’s tiniest zoo babies.
May 2, 2024 | 2,500 words, 14 photos
Rescuers Grapple with How to Save Distressed Sawfish
In Florida, an effort is underway to bring endangered smalltooth sawfish to safety, following mysterious behaviors and deaths.
Apr 11, 2024 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
For Marlin, Stripes Mean Stop
Drone footage reveals that marlin flash their bright stripes before going in for a kill.
Apr 5, 2024 | Five-panel comic
Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary
As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.
Apr 2, 2024 | 4,500 words, about 22 minutes
Meet the Killer Whales You Thought You Knew
The iconic marine mammals may not belong to one species but several. Surprise!
Mar 26, 2024 | 1,700, about 8 minutes