Our Remarkable Ocean Planet

On World Ocean Day we celebrate our truly remarkable ocean planet 🌊 "Consider the ocean as Earth’s life support system. It holds 97% of Earth’s water & is home for most of life on Earth. The living ocean generates most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, shapes climate, weather & planetary chemistry. In short, the …

Pic o’ the Week: Iridescent Comb Jelly

Some of the exquisite workings of nature are here for us to see in this breathtaking image snapped by photographer Scott Gutsy Tuason in the Philippines. Iridescent jellyfish. Photo copyright Scott Gutsy Tuason... on IG -> @gutsytuason This comb jelly's iridescent comb rows are dazzling. Here at Oceanwire we're fascinated by the ocean's natural light! …

Pic o’ the Week: Bathypelagic Ctenophore

Photo © David Shale, courtesy University of Aberdeen It looks like a molar tooth drenched in gold, or maybe a metallic mylar birthday balloon. But this is a bathypelagic ctenophore, photographed near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean. The 'bathypelagic zone' is the layer of the ocean about 3,000 - 13,000 feet deep, sometimes called "The …