A plant battery powered this computer for a year with photosynthesis

Algae powers the planet's food chain, now it's powering electronics.

By Cassidy Ward 19 hours ago

Freakier than ‘Sharknado’? These mutant sharks thrive on underwater volcanic heat and acid

Welcome to ‘Sharkcano’ — where sharks hang out in the hellish spew of an active volcano crater.

By Benjamin Bullard 1 day ago

Cthulhu genes? How cephalopods evolved huge brains and all those tentacles 

This could explain why “octopus brain” was never an insult.

By Elizabeth Rayne 6 days ago

Turning seawater into drinking water with less power than a cell phone charger

Someone should have told the Mariner there was a better way!

By Cassidy Ward 2 weeks ago

Improving coral reef restoration with 3D printing

Fish all over the world are getting 3D printed prefabbed homes.

By Cassidy Ward 3 weeks ago

Europa's 'chaos terrains' deliver Earth-level oxygen to the ocean below

It's like a bunch of frozen snorkels helping Europan aliens to breathe.

By Cassidy Ward 1 month ago

Do Great White sharks actually have (shudder) friends?

Whatever they're talking about, you may not want to get close enough to listen. 

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago

Vampire-squid thing named after President Biden had 10 arms to grab you with

No word on whether any cephalopods are running for office. 

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

The biggest and baddest Megalodons lived in cold waters

Do we want to know what monsters are hiding under the ice?

By Cassidy Ward 2 months ago

Dude! Rogue wave four stories high was the most extreme ever recorded

Cowabunga!

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago