The US Navy has a new weapon straight out of an Austin Powers movie — a robotic shark. The Navy’s new tool, dubbed GhostSwimmer, is an underwater drone designed to look and swim like a real shark and the motion…
Seeing sperm whales sleeping is pretty darn cool
We have all been pretty tired at times and may have caught ourselves nodding off while waiting in line for an early flight, on the subway to work or elsewhere, but seeing how sperm whales sleep is pretty darn cool.…
Rare beaked whale washes ashore in Australia
From time to time the might ocean washes ashore rare and unusual creature and the latest one has scientists all aflutter because an extremely rare sea creature recently washed ashore in Australia. This intriguing 10- to 13-foot creature is thought to…
New oxygen-storing synthetic crystal could allow us to breathe underwater
Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have recently created a synthetic crystal with amazing properties of absorbing oxygen. The new “oxygen-sponge” crystal works very much like a solid form of the hemoglobin with 10 liters of the stuff able…
Mantis Shrimps eyes can help us detect cancer
Besides being top of mind as a fearful hitchhiker, the mantis shrimp is a scientific marvel. What if we told you the mantis shrimp can actually help us detect cancer quicker and at home without the lengthy (and frightening) wait…
Friday Smorgasbord: Reef smells, dogs, camo and drones
It has been far too long between posting our last Friday Smorgasbord and since summer is nearly over and we are all back to the normal grind, it made sense to dust off the typewriter and craft a new smorgasbord…
Yelp! for groupers and moray eels
There are some peculiar symbiotic relationships on the reef and this newly uncovered one between a grouper and an eel may just take the cake (or the fish). Scientists and divers have seen groupers and eels working in tandem to…
Watch a mantis shrimp in super slow motion
Imagine if you were going to write up your very own superhero powers, you would sound like a mantis shrimp – super vision, super power and with super speed – but these critters are also lethal as this slow motion…
Protecting this fish can save Caribbean reefs
Caribbean reefs could be wiped out in as little as 20 years unless reef grazers, such as parrotfish and urchins, are protected. A recent report is showing it’s not just the threat of global warming causing corals to bleach out…
These toroidal bubbles are simply amazing
Although this video of toroidal bubbles has been around for quite a few years, it still is just as captivating now as it was back in 2010. What are toroidal bubbles? Also known as toroidal vortices, a toroidal vortex is a region…
