According to one study conducted by Plymouth University researchers, 80 percent of marine animals that become entangled in plastic debris are either injured or killed. The two main culprits are plastic shopping bags and six-pack rings. “An estimated one million sea birds and 100,000 sea mammals and turtles become entrapped in plastic or ingest it […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); What person hasn’t dreamed of flying? Of course, it’s a rhetorical question because everyone would love to fly. But nowadays, that dream isn’t so far-fetched. A Subwing allows you to fly…underwater. The cool aquatic invention is towed behind a boat and allows the rider to control where they go with a […]
Our planet is covered in water, and that water is home to some of the most massive creatures on Earth. These animals are as powerful as they are huge, and they’re scary enough to freak out even the toughest people. Here are some of the biggest, most intimidating animals that call the ocean home. Before […]
If you’ve ever been stung by a jellyfish or seen the look on someone’s face after they’ve gotten to close to the free-floating sea creatures, you’re well aware of how much it hurts. It’s not very hard to figure out. Something that’s quite a bit more difficult to understand is how the gelatinous beings can […]
Cabo is a gorgeous getaway that attracts thousands of tourists each year, but one spectator on the shore took in a strange sight back in 2011. And it certainly wasn’t a picturesque sunset. While filming, a traveler noticed that the water seemed uncharacteristically choppy. After a few seconds, they realized that something bizarre was afoot. […]
Heading out into the blue waters off the coast of Laguna Beach, California, Rich German was set for a relaxing day of paddle boarding. Yet when he got away from the shoreline and looked down into the water, what he saw excited him beyond belief. There swimming alongside him was an entire pod of friendly, […]
Have you ever thought about how much fear people associate with the ocean? Between the sheer power of water and the many creatures that lurk in the depths, there’s always something frightening afoot in the seas that cover so much of our planet. And most people will tell you that sharks top the terrifying list. […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Things tend to get real when people head into the water with cameras in hand, but what happened when this woman did it is on another level. Viviana Guzman was paddle boarding one day, and she was hoping to see some whales breaching. Fortunately for her, that’s exactly what happened. The […]
On April 15, 2015, researchers from E/V Nautilus sent a robot named Hercules down into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. They were exploring the biology, geology, and archeology of the ocean, and when they reached a depth of 1,962 feet, they suddenly encountered something magnificent — a sperm […]
Even though some sharks are more dangerous than others, that doesn’t mean meeting the less harmful ones is a picnic. Take, for example, the large and majestic whale shark. These massive beasts are filter feeders like whales and can grow up to 41 feet long. Even though they don’t have a natural taste for human […]