Orca Reconciliation
A captive killer whales couple makes peace after a fight.
Podcast
Underwater noise pollution, genes for alcoholism, PCBs may compromise vaccines, proof of dark matter, and uvulas in animals.
Acid Ocean Roundup
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is working its way into the oceans.
Podcast
A computer counselor for teenage girls, how apples help cells, what came before the Big Bang, carbon dioxide in our oceans, and what firefly flashes are saying.
Sea Tracking Roundup
Scientists monitoring the ocean are enlisting its inhabitants for help.
Sizing Up Fish
Humpback whales may use sound to identify fish before going in for the kill
Podcast
An ancient astronomical record, chewing gum that fights cancer, a new way to weigh the elderly, the shifting jet streams, and how killer whales use sound to hunt.
Podcast
Dolphins have names, birds keep tabs on their rivals, public health workers may not show during a pandemic, kissing cures hayfever, and a special report on a fish library that's getting a high-tech makeover.
Digital Fish
For World Ocean Day, we report on a fish library that's getting a high-tech makeover.
Dolphin Names
Researchers have found that dolphins, like humans, have unique names--and we don't mean Flipper.
Podcast
Fish Week! An underwater surveillance program, fish of the abyssal plain, the math of mayonnaise, calcium and stroke, and medical help from fish.
Podcast
Timid football coaches, the link between obesity and pain, the poorest crop, a new anthrax detector, and corals on carbs.
Podcast
The dangers of toxic algae, the intelligence of autistics, antibiotic resistance in dirt, rats' sense of smell, and diagnosing dinosaurs.
Dental Roundup
A dental researcher seems to have honed in on the real use of the narwhal's mysterious tusk.
Marine Bacteria
To live on the ocean floor, some bacteria have developed unique chemical properties--some of which may help us fight cancer.
Finicky Fiddlers
Female fiddler crabs are very picky when it comes to choosing a mate; size is critical.
Ocean Cold Spots
Why are there cold spots in the ocean? (Sun heats up top layer, waves churn up water, leaves patches)
Australian Fish
A shrimp dances to attract fish to clean, and the pygmy goby is the world's shortest-lived vertebrate.
Reefs and Sharks
Lack of sharks leads to fewer coral reefs, and superglue based on mussel adhesive.
Sardines
Dropping sardine populations off southwest Africa are worsening the greenhouse effect.
Sea Drugs Roundup
Cloning a gene in sea moss that makes an anticancer compound, and finding an antibacterial in seaweed
Fewer Fish
Fishing by taking out only the big fish cuts yield in half in just four generations.
Ocean Census
The Census of Marine Life has found many new species near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.