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Humpback Whale

When the Ocean Starts to Sing: Secrets Inside W...

Donna Recor

Arthur here, tuning my monocle for deep-sea listening duty. Today’s headline: in the darkest blue places on Earth, whales are singing songs so powerful you don’t just hear them with...

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When the Ocean Starts to Sing: Secrets Inside W...

Donna Recor

Arthur here, tuning my monocle for deep-sea listening duty. Today’s headline: in the darkest blue places on Earth, whales are singing songs so powerful you don’t just hear them with...

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ginkgo-toothed beaked whale

The Whale No One Had Seen Alive… Until Now

Donna Recor

Our star of the day is the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens), a deep-diving whale that prefers the quiet, dark waters far from shore.

The Whale No One Had Seen Alive… Until Now

Donna Recor

Our star of the day is the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens), a deep-diving whale that prefers the quiet, dark waters far from shore.

Meet the newly discovered "blue samurai" jellyfish, a cobalt man-of-war riding shifting currents and hinting at how warming oceans move life to new shores.

Blue Samurai Jellyfish

Donna Recor

Scientists in Japan just confirmed a new bright blue species of Portuguese man-of-war nicknamed the "blue samurai jellyfish." Its surprise appearance far from home offers fresh clues about shifting ocean...

Blue Samurai Jellyfish

Donna Recor

Scientists in Japan just confirmed a new bright blue species of Portuguese man-of-war nicknamed the "blue samurai jellyfish." Its surprise appearance far from home offers fresh clues about shifting ocean...

Lantern Fish

Lanternfish & Living Light

Donna Recor

Lanternfish and their glowing neighbors, tiny masters of living light that turn chemistry into shine.

Lanternfish & Living Light

Donna Recor

Lanternfish and their glowing neighbors, tiny masters of living light that turn chemistry into shine.

Dolphins Have Words

Dolphins Have Words

Donna Recor

One dolphin makes its own unique whistle, and friends can call back that sound to say, “Hey, I’m talking to you.” It’s like having a personal ringtone that only belongs...

Dolphins Have Words

Donna Recor

One dolphin makes its own unique whistle, and friends can call back that sound to say, “Hey, I’m talking to you.” It’s like having a personal ringtone that only belongs...

Lake Under the Sea

Lake at the Bottom of the Sea

Donna Recor

Arthur here, reporting from far below the waves. Today’s headline: there are places on the seafloor where the ocean has underwater lakes with their own shorelines — and at the...

Lake at the Bottom of the Sea

Donna Recor

Arthur here, reporting from far below the waves. Today’s headline: there are places on the seafloor where the ocean has underwater lakes with their own shorelines — and at the...