Pic o’ the Week: Eye-Q Test

Is this mysterious photograph: a. The Hollywood Bowl at night, b. an alien spacecraft, or c. an ocean creature somewhere near Scotland?

Pic o’ the Week, Father’s Day Edition: Quite A Mouthful

“Mouthbrooding male fish are truly the ultimate stay-at-home dads. 'Paternal buccal incubation' may be a mouthful, but so is carrying every single one of your babies inside your mouth. Depending on the species, paternity leave lasts anywhere from a week (jawfish) to a month (cardinalfish) …” ~Lindsey Dougherty Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) with eggs.Photo by …

Pic o’ the Week: Reef Stonefish

Giant squid, killer sharks, huge whales: these are some of the dangerous and monstrous creatures described in the novel I’m reading, Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But there’s a frightful small ocean creature that you may not have even heard of. Did you know that the Reef Stonefish, measuring just 30 cm long, …

Ring in the New Year by Naming a New Galapagos Species!

Do you have a cool name for a sea sponge? This is a really exciting time for the Galapagos Islands, as three new species of sea sponge have been discovered. Now is your chance to name one of these species! The Galapagos Conservancy is auctioning naming rights to the sponges, and there’s still time for …

Pandemic Escape: Chill With The Krill

Would you like to have the sounds and creatures of the ocean in your house? Now you can fill your home with a virtual ocean aquarium with Krill Waves Radio! Thanks to The Monterey Bay Aquarium, any landlubber can tune in to the ocean through these soothing meditation-like videos, which show us ocean animals such …