The lunar gravity pulls the water from the oceans towards it, creating a bulge of water on the side of the Earth facing the Moon. Surprisingly, a...
Waves at sea primarily begin due to the wind. The wind blows across the surface of the water, pushing it and transferring its energy to...
Gravity is the attraction exerted between two bodies. The Earth, the Moon, and the Sun mutually attract each other, but not all with the same...
Dolphins often jump out of the water to send precise visual signals to their group or to other nearby dolphins. By jumping, they also produce...
Ice floats simply because it is less dense than liquid water. Usually, when a substance solidifies, its molecules come closer together. But for water, it’s...
Underwater, each inhalation or exhalation slightly changes the volume of air in your lungs, and it directly affects your buoyancy. When you inhale, your lungs...
Coral reefs are one of the richest and most diverse marine environments in the world. True underwater cities, they are home to nearly a quarter...
Marine bioluminescence is an astonishing ability possessed by certain marine organisms to emit their own light in complete darkness. This light results from a natural...
Under several kilometers of water, the pressure is so powerful that it sometimes amounts to several hundred times that felt at the surface. At these...
Water is a medium much denser than air, with molecules being much closer together. As a result, when a sound wave travels through water, it...
