The pistol shrimp has a disproportionate claw that it snaps violently, generating a brutal shock wave. This ultra-fast snap (only a few milliseconds!) abruptly pushes...
The warmth of the ocean largely depends on the sun. Sunlight penetrates the surface of the water, but not to the same depth everywhere. In...
Some marine animals use bioluminescence as a kind of light trap. Just like a bright sign attracting curious customers, they light up their bodies or...
In depth, sunlight barely penetrates: at about 200 meters, it is completely dark, and this is what is called the aphotic zone. At these depths, animals must...
The Southern Ocean is far from silent, with a constant natural racket that mainly comes from marine animals, violent winds, and storms, as well as...
The hull of the Titanic was constructed from steel and wrought iron, materials that seemed solid at the time but actually had hidden weaknesses. The...
The sun beats down hard near the equator, causing intense heat that enhances the evaporation of water at the surface of the oceans. When water...
Pressure in water is simply the force exerted by the weight of the water above a specific point. The deeper you go, the heavier the...
Ice is simply frozen water, but what’s interesting is how its water molecules are organized. When it freezes, water structures itself into a regular network, forming hexagonal...
The Earth constantly rotates on itself, and this has consequences for the oceans. Due to this rotation, a force called Coriolis force emerges. This force...
