While wave watching is a favorite pastime of beachgoers, few notice what is happening in the shallowest water. A closer look by two University of Colorado Boulder applied mathematicians has led to the discovery of interacting X- and Y-shaped ocean waves that may help explain why some tsunamis are able to wreak so much havoc. Professor Mark Ablowitz and doctoral [...]

The Jewel Squids get their name from the distinctive large integumental photophores that make it look as though they’ve been run through a Bedazzler. They are moderate sized squid with long arms and short mantles (up to 33 mm long) with very small fins at the posterior tip. They are also commonly known as Cock-eyed Squid because their eyes are [...]

Now that Nasa has shut down the shuttle program, it seems we finally get a chance to refocus on our beloved blue planet, and most importantly on the remainder 3/4th of it. The big blue. The Mariana trench is the holly grail with its 11,034 meters depth. Other than being an adventurous aquanaut you need two things to conquer such a depth, [...]