Getting a closer look at the GBR’s mysterious “Blue Hole”

The mystical “blue hole” discovered this fall on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is breathtaking, but National Geographic recently explored the depths, capturing this breathtaking feature on video. Besides just being beautiful, scientists look to these formations as a great resource…

Friday Smorgasbord: Summer bummer edition

Welcome to the first Friday Smorgasbord of summer! This week’s roundup is interesting but may be a gloomy reminder of our negative influence on the oceans. First off is a report that documents what we already suspected — that corals…

Friday Smorgasbord: Strange jellyfish, shark schools and more

March is here and as much of the country is just getting over a massive series of snow storms, it feels like spring will never get here! Have no fear, since we have some fascinatingly strange news to share today…

New Fish Tank Kings episode on NatGeo features deepwater Caribbean collection and shark tank installation

The second episode of National Geographic’s “Fish Tank Kings” airs this Saturday and this episode promises to be better than the debut. For this week’s show, the team goes deepwater fish collecting in Curacao and a giant shark tank installation…