New Shark Week promo, epic or epic fail?

It never fails this time of year. Raise your hand if you’ve had a family member or friend remind you about Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week programming, because, well, you have an aquarium. Yup. Happens to all of us at…

Elusive giant squid finally caught on video — and we have it to share

We first heard about the giant squid video captured during an expedition for the Discovery Channel’s show Curiosity last month and now there are finally more details along with footage of the squid to share. According to recent reports, the encounter happened during…

Scientist have capture giant squid on video and grown legs on zebrafish

Some science stories reveal just a small glimpse of the natural world by giant squids and fish with legs are on the other end of the spectrum. Monday the Discovery Channel revealed that is had obtained the first footage of a…

Breaking news: NOAA officially announces mermaids are not real!

Sorry to burst your bubble but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), mermaids do not exist! The interwebs is all in a flutter by the addition of a page on the NOAA “Ocean Facts” section on mermaids…

Shark Week sponsors livestream of a webcam inside Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager Exhibit

The six million gallon Ocean Voyager Exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium is now available for your viewing from not one but two live webcams. That’s right, in anticipation of the world famous Shark Week, Discovery Channel and the Georgia Aquarium…

Product inspired by sharks to fight bacteria and keep ship hulls clean

Science has always been looking at nature to inspire new ways of tackling day-to-day issues and one company is exploring shark skin as a way to fight bacteria as well as methods to keep bio-films and barnacles off hulls of…

Invertebrates the feature of Discovery Channel’s LIFE: Creatures of the Deep

The Discovery Channel’s exciting new series LIFE is featuring invertebrates in the upcoming episode LIFE: Creatures of the Deep airing on Sunday, April 4 (9 p.m. EDT/PDT). The series is getting rave reviews and gotta love the Oprah narration. To…