Researchers have found that marine animals across mammals, birds and reptiles swim at similar relative depths when traveling and not feeding to save energy. Researchers from Swansea and Deakin ...

Multi-jet propulsion lets a jellyfish-like marine animal switch between speed and efficiency. A gelatinous sea creature could teach engineers a lesson or two. Nanomia bijuga, a marine animal related ...

Earlier this month, homeowners in Boca Raton, Florida, were shocked to find a river otter swimming in their backyard pool. As adorable as the animal was, the homeowners were concerned for his health, ...

More than 1,000 Florida manatees died in 2021, threatening to return the friendly sea cows to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species list. Manatees are a beloved marine animal that ...

Competitive swimmers know that swimming underwater causes less drag resistance than swimming at the surface. Splashing around making waves isn’t the most efficient way to swim. Any energy spent ...

Like many air-breathing marine megafauna, green turtles optimise their swim depth during migration to minimise the cost of transport, travelling at around three body-depths beneath the surface in ...