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Giant Squid: The Real-Life “Kraken” of the Deep

Giant Squid: The Real-Life “Kraken” of the Deep

Donna Recor

The giant squid is real, rare, and still a mystery in many ways.

Giant Squid: The Real-Life “Kraken” of the Deep

Donna Recor

The giant squid is real, rare, and still a mystery in many ways.

A Pink “Shell-Builder” Anemone Teams Up With Hermit Crabs

The Shell-Builder & The Hermit Crab

Donna Recor

Paracalliactis tsukisome doesn’t just sit on a shell—it builds onto it. The anemone secretes a tough material that grows around the crab’s shell, making a thicker, roomier “house.” Scientists call...

The Shell-Builder & The Hermit Crab

Donna Recor

Paracalliactis tsukisome doesn’t just sit on a shell—it builds onto it. The anemone secretes a tough material that grows around the crab’s shell, making a thicker, roomier “house.” Scientists call...

ROV lights scanning under Antarctic sea ice during deep-sea survey.

Creatures From Below the Ice: 30 New Antarctic ...

Donna Recor

Explorers beneath Antarctic ice confirmed 30 new deep-sea species—from sponge gardens to a tiny carnivorous “death-ball” sponge—revealing life thriving where ice recently retreated.

Creatures From Below the Ice: 30 New Antarctic ...

Donna Recor

Explorers beneath Antarctic ice confirmed 30 new deep-sea species—from sponge gardens to a tiny carnivorous “death-ball” sponge—revealing life thriving where ice recently retreated.

“Little Beachcombers Club — ocean animals (dolphin, seahorse, coral, ammonite) on a sandy seabed.”

Meet the Little Beachcombers Club — Our New Kid...

Donna Recor

Meet the Little Beachcombers Club — Our New Kids’ Corner Printables, puzzles, and ocean-curious fun—made for families, ad-free and easy to use. Today we’re launching something close to our sandy...

Meet the Little Beachcombers Club — Our New Kid...

Donna Recor

Meet the Little Beachcombers Club — Our New Kids’ Corner Printables, puzzles, and ocean-curious fun—made for families, ad-free and easy to use. Today we’re launching something close to our sandy...

Fireballs Over the Gulf: Taurids Tonight, Leonids Next

Fireballs Over the Gulf: Taurids Tonight, Leoni...

Donna Recor

“Taurid fireballs tonight, Leonids next week. Find a dark stretch of beach, face east–southeast after 10 pm, and let your eyes adjust for the show.”

Fireballs Over the Gulf: Taurids Tonight, Leoni...

Donna Recor

“Taurid fireballs tonight, Leonids next week. Find a dark stretch of beach, face east–southeast after 10 pm, and let your eyes adjust for the show.”

Why Shark Teeth Come in So Many Colors (and Why ID Is Tricky)

Why Shark Teeth Come in So Many Colors (and Why...

Donna Recor

Why Shark Teeth Come in So Many Colors (and Why ID Is Tricky) Fossil shark teeth can be black, gray, tan, brown, red-orange—even blue-green. The reason isn’t age or species—it’s minerals...

Why Shark Teeth Come in So Many Colors (and Why...

Donna Recor

Why Shark Teeth Come in So Many Colors (and Why ID Is Tricky) Fossil shark teeth can be black, gray, tan, brown, red-orange—even blue-green. The reason isn’t age or species—it’s minerals...