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...
Sunlight is an essential factor influencing the temperature of the ocean. Solar energy is absorbed differently depending on the depth of the water. At the...
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...
The deep sea abysses are characterized by extreme environmental conditions, especially in terms of pressure and darkness. Pressure increases significantly with depth. For every 10...
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...
The ice of icebergs is mainly composed of water in solid form. At the molecular level, water crystallizes by forming a hexagonal structure, which gives...
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...
