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What's killing the sea lions on some of America's safest beaches?
California's Central Coast had hundreds of dead marine mammals wash ashore this season, suffering f…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A 3-foot-long mammoth tusk hidden on the ocean floor could offer clues about the ancient creatures
Scientists discovered a 3-foot-long tusk roughly 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Mammoth fos…
Aria Bendix
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A video of a whale appearing to ask for humans to remove parasites went viral. An expert says tourists are hurting the creatures, not helping.
Shari Bondy told Insider she was shocked when she saw the reactions to a viral video of a boat capt…
Sophia Ankel
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Why this beautiful rainbow sea slug is such an incredible scientific find
The slug may be vibrant and rare, but experts believe we'll be seeing more of them as they adapt to…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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A Florida state park is holding auditions for mermaids. Here's what it takes to play the role of a mythical aquatic creature.
At Weeki Wachee State Park in Florida, mermaid performers are required to swim in 72-degree water i…
Zahra Tayeb
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16 photos of sharks that show they're the most majestic creatures of the seas
To celebrate Shark Awareness Day on July 14, Insider found 16 incredible photos of sharks, along wi…
Gabbi Shaw
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Good news for marine life? Study finds ocean oxygen levels remained high even as seas seared in the ancient past
Global warming-exacerbated oxygen loss from the oceans significantly stresses marine life. The ocea…
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Strange, 7-foot-long cannibalistic fish with fangs that live in the deep sea are washing up on the West Coast and scientists don't know why
Lancetfish have washed up in Oregon and California, where a video from 2021 showed the fish flappin…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The best underwater photos of the year reveal shipwrecks, sharks, and terrifying deep-sea creatures
The contest is one of the longest-running and most prestigious online photo competitions - every ye…
Aylin Woodward
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A thriving colony of 300-year-old Arctic sea sponges survives by eating the fossils of extinct worms
Scientists are discovering alien-like worlds in the uncharted oceans of the Arctic and Antarctica. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What happens to fish and other sea creatures underwater during a hurricane
Hurricanes also kick up dirt and sand in shallow seas. Which can kill fish by clogging their gills.…
David Anderson
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Time-lapse footage captures deep sea sponges 'sneezing' to expel waste and keep themselves clean
Scientists analyzed the video footage and concluded that the sponge's sneezing mechanism ejects mat…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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What's inside these 8 unique creatures
Narrator: But don't worry, the camel makes a full recovery, and instances are rare. But this practi…
Uma Sharma,Benji Jones,Benji …
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There could be thousands of undiscovered creatures in the sea - here are the most terrifying ones we know about
Deeper down are giant isopods, super-sized crustaceans. These guys are closely related to common pi…
Rob Ludacer,Rob Ludacer
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My kids and I foraged for sea snails and had them for dinner. It was one of the most delicious meals we've had.
After seeing another Maine mom serve her children buttery periwinkles for dinner, the author decide…
Conz Preti
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10 reasons why the octopus is one of the most incredible creatures in the sea
To better acquaint you with this creature of the sea, we've compiled 10 of the most mind-blowing fa…
Mike Nudelman,Jessica Orwig
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Millions of glowing tropical sea creatures have started to appear in the Pacific Northwest
Pyrosomes are odd creatures - they're technically tunicates, colonies of individual organisms known…
Kevin Loria
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This ancient sea creature had 18 tentacles that funneled food into its gaping mouth - and it may be the ancestor of an even creepier ocean animal
About the size of a half-dollar, Daihua sanqiong's flower petal-like appendages were covered in lar…
Aylin Woodward
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Julie Andrews isn't sure what character she plays in 'Aquaman:' 'I play some kind of a sea serpent'
In "Aquaman," Andrews voices an underwater sea creature called the Karathen, who is the most powerf…