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East End, Cayman Islands

The Blowholes

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.
Even from 140 million miles away, we are impacted by our smaller planetary neighbor.
mars

We Know the Moon Makes Tides, but What About Mars?

Recent research suggests that our planetary neighbor causes a stir deep under the ocean.
Robin George Andrews April 2, 2024
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Observation Tube

A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.
The U.S. grabbed a whole lot of soil, but no fish.
oceans

The U.S. Just Expanded the Size of Two Californias

It’s like another Louisiana Purchase.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think March 15, 2024
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

Playa Blanca Underwater Museum

These submerged sculptures create a new habitat for marine life and exciting diving experience.
A bathymetric map shows the Solito Seamount off the coast of Chile. Scientists on a recent expedition found isolated seamounts like these to hold distinct ecosystems, including thriving deep-sea coral reefs and sponge gardens.
volcanoes

Every Time They're Found, Underwater Volcanoes Just Burst With Life

New discoveries off the Chilean coast include dozens of species new to science.
Robin George Andrews March 12, 2024
Latin for “nobody,” Point Nemo has a fitting name.
space exploration

The Most Remote Place on Earth Has Space Junk and a Sea Monster

Eerie things happen at Point Nemo.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think March 8, 2024
Many-armed sunflower sea stars are fast-moving and can grow to the diameter of a bicycle tire, making them formidable hunters.
science

Baby Sea Stars Are Voracious Predators That Might Just Save an Ecosystem

Along the Pacific Coast, fast and furious sunflower sea stars are vicious hunters as adults—and they're even hungrier when young.
Roxanne Hoorn February 27, 2024
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
ships

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Don't Get Wrecked

AO Puzzles February 26, 2024
Australian giant cuttlefish males (top) and females (bottom) show different coloration in mating displays.
science

The Weird and Wonderful World of Sex Under the Sea

From penis dueling to pee potions to switching sexes, there’s no one right way of getting it on in the ocean.
Roxanne Hoorn February 21, 2024
El Nido, Philippines

Snake Island of Palawan

This unusual island has a winding sand bridge that only appears at low tide.
In the waters beyond La Palma's Cumbre Nueva mountains (shown here), San Borondón is said to appear to the west of the Canary Islands archipelago.
haunted

In the Canary Islands, a Mysterious Phantom Isle Haunts Local Imagination

The legend of San Borondón all started with an Irish saint.
Cat Rainsford February 9, 2024
science

Could Fish Sex Be Keeping Floridians Up at Night?

The mating calls of black drum fish might be the source of Tampa's mysterious thumping bass.
Roxanne Hoorn February 2, 2024
An 18th-century depiction of the <em>tsuchinoko</em>, also called <em>bachi hebi</em>, a snake-like Japanese cryptid.
music

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Jumping Japanese Cryptid, Ancient Amazonian Cities, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White February 2, 2024
aquariums

Podcast: Hello From the Otter Side

How a “Darth Vader” disguise helps rescue baby pups.
dinosaurs

The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes

Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.
Santiago Flórez January 29, 2024
Scientists finally find out something they haven't been able to see.
animals

Why Holes at the Bottom of the Ocean Disappear and Reappear

What lurks below doesn’t always stay beneath the sand.
Hannah Seo January 18, 2024
The new species is about a foot long, and like other species, curls into a ball with their suckers pointing out when protecting their eggs.
science

New Species of Octopus Thrives in Deep Sea Nurseries

At warm, deep sea springs off Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, throngs of octopus "balls" gather to tend their brood.
Roxanne Hoorn January 16, 2024