Oceans News: Page 9

345 Million Year Old Eel Had Human-like Spine (May 22, 2012): Tarrasius problematicus, a 345-million-year-old eel-like fish, had a surprisingly human-like spine.

Video: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Explains Deepstaria Jellyfish (May 19, 2012): The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) reports on the Deepstaria, which has received a lot of attention lately following the blob-like creature recorded by cameras on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that turned out to be a Deepstaria reticulum jellyfish.

Microbes Found in 86 Million-Year-Old Clay Deep Beneath the Ocean (May 18, 2012): Researchers have found bacteria inside 86 million-year-old clay deep beneath the seafloor of the North Pacific Gyre.

Researchers Say Brittle Stars Move Bilaterally, Like Humans (May 11, 2012): Researchers say brittle stars (Ophiocoma echinata) move bilaterally, like people.

Image: All the Water on Earth as a Blue Sphere (May 9, 2012): Jack Cook from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution created an amazing illustration showing all of Earth's liquid as a blue sphere sitting on Earth.

Video: Army of Sea Urchins Attacks Giant Kelp Forest (May 6, 2012): An army of sea urchins takes down a giant kelp forest off the California coast in this video, which contains amazing timelapse footage from the BBC natural history documentary Planet Earth.

Ammonites Survived Three Mass Extinctions Before Going Extinct at End of Cretaceous (April 28, 2012): Ammonites lived on Earth for 300 million years.

Salps, Tiny Jellyfish-like Creatures, Knock Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Offline (April 27, 2012): The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that millions of sea salps have forced the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County, California to power down.

Scientists Concerned About Invasive Giant Asian Tiger Shrimp in U.S. Coastal Waters (April 27, 2012): Scientists are concerned about the rise in invasive Asian tiger shrimp in U.

Study Finds Warm Ocean Currents Cause Majority of Ice Loss From Antarctica (April 26, 2012): A new study has found that warm ocean currents melting the underside of ice shelves are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica.

Iceberg, the White Killer Whale, May Have Visited Alaska in 2000 and 2008 (April 26, 2012): An all-white orca bull, nicknamed Iceberg, was recently observed by scientists in the North Pacific, east of the Kamchatka Peninsula, near the Commander Islands.

Video: Male Seahorse Gives Birth at The Deep Aquarium (April 21, 2012): A male seahorse gives birth to a ton of seahorses in this video from The Deep, an aquarium located in Hull, East Yorkshire.

Sea Slug Photo Wins University of Miami Underwater Photo Contest (April 19, 2012): Over 700 underwater images were submitted for the 2012 Annual Underwater Photography Contest hosted by the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

NOAA Launches Online Viewer That Lets Users Explore Oceans and Undersea Features (April 18, 2012): NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world's coasts, continental shelves and deep ocean available for easy viewing online.

Report: Jellyfish Increasing in Most of the World's Coastal Ecosystems (April 18, 2012): A study by University of British Columbia researchers has found that Jellyfish are increasing in number in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystem.

Researchers Discover Ammonites Made Homes at Ancient Methane Seeps (April 16, 2012): Deepsea expeditions have revealed that methane seeps are teeming with life.

Video: The Secret Life of Plankton (April 12, 2012): Tierney Thys, a marine biologist and science educator, used footage from the Plankton Chronicles Project to create a beautiful film designed to ignite wonder and curiosity about the hidden world of plankton - dubbed "edible gold" in the film - that underpins our food chain.

Electric Knifefish Uses Electric Field to Communicate, Navigate and Hunt (April 9, 2012): The electric eel can generate enough current to stun its prey, but there are also fish that generate weak amounts of electricity.

Crustaceans Work Together to Defend Their Coral Homes From Cushion Seastar Attacks (March 30, 2012): Researchers have found that crustaceans often work together to defend their coral homes from hungry seastars, like the cushion seastar pictured above.

NASA's Perpetual Ocean Video (March 29, 2012): NASA Goddard uploaded this video today of a visualization showing ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through Decemeber 2007.

James Cameron Releases First Footage From Bottom of Mariana Trench (March 27, 2012): James Cameron has released his first footage from the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Launches Deep-Sea Animal Life Guide (March 26, 2012): Scientists at the Hawaiii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) has launched a deep-sea animal identification guide.

James Cameron Reaches Ocean's Deepest Point in His One Man Sub (March 25, 2012): James Cameron has tweeted that he has reached the ocean's deepest point.

Deep-Sea Acorn Worm is the Only Known Animal With Its Ovaries on the Outside (March 25, 2012): This deep-sea acorn worm, Allapasus aurantiacus, is the only known creature with its ovaries on the outside of its body.

Smithsonian NEMESIS Database Tracks Rock Vomit and Other Marine Invaders (March 13, 2012): The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has created NEMESIS (National Estuarine and Marine Exotic Species Information System), an online public database to provide information about invasive, non-native marine species throughout the nation.