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Ambidextrous? Octopi Are Way Beyond That

Ambidextrous? Octopi Are Way Beyond That

A recent study aimed to answer one question: How flexible are octopus arms?

Ambidextrous? Octopi Are Way Beyond That

A recent study aimed to answer one question: How flexible are octopus arms?

Split image: left side shows a shark beneath ocean waves, right side shows a large shark in deep water with a smaller fish nearby.

Endangered Sharks Disguised As Cheap Meat In American Stores

Endangered ocean giants are showing up on American dinner plates under misleading labels. A new study reveals that meat sold as “shark” in U.S. markets and online often comes from critically...

Endangered Sharks Disguised As Cheap Meat In American Stores

Endangered ocean giants are showing up on American dinner plates under misleading labels. A new study reveals that meat sold as “shark” in U.S. markets and online often comes from critically...

Adorable Deep Sea Snailfish Found Thriving In Crushing Darkness

Adorable Deep Sea Snailfish Found Thriving In Crushing Darkness

Miles beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists stumbled upon a pink, bumpy fish with wide eyes and delicate fins. It wasn’t just unusual—it was a brand-new species.

Adorable Deep Sea Snailfish Found Thriving In Crushing Darkness

Miles beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists stumbled upon a pink, bumpy fish with wide eyes and delicate fins. It wasn’t just unusual—it was a brand-new species.

A split image showing a hand holding a small octopus underwater on the left, and a fine dining restaurant table set with a folded napkin, glass of water, and cutlery on the right.

Restaurants Found Serving Octopus Alive On Dinner Plates

In some restaurants, “fresh” means alive. Tableside displays show tentacles that still grip. Customers laugh. Staff rush to keep an animal from crawling off a platter. This is not a...

Restaurants Found Serving Octopus Alive On Dinner Plates

In some restaurants, “fresh” means alive. Tableside displays show tentacles that still grip. Customers laugh. Staff rush to keep an animal from crawling off a platter. This is not a...

Rocky shoreline covered with seaweed and moss, with distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Ocean Is Fighting Back As Plastic Filled Neptune Balls Cover Beaches

They look like coconuts, but they’re not. Strange fibrous balls are rolling onto Mediterranean beaches, packed with plastic waste.

The Ocean Is Fighting Back As Plastic Filled Neptune Balls Cover Beaches

They look like coconuts, but they’re not. Strange fibrous balls are rolling onto Mediterranean beaches, packed with plastic waste.

Overhead view of deep blue-green ocean waves mixing with foamy white water in dynamic patterns.

A 2,500 Kilometer Oasis of Creatures Rewrites the Search for Aliens

Life without sunlight is thriving nearly 31,000 feet down between Russia and Alaska. Scientists found a 2,500-kilometer belt of clams and tube worms powered by methane, not photosynthesis.

A 2,500 Kilometer Oasis of Creatures Rewrites the Search for Aliens

Life without sunlight is thriving nearly 31,000 feet down between Russia and Alaska. Scientists found a 2,500-kilometer belt of clams and tube worms powered by methane, not photosynthesis.