Sea

Twin giant 'Doomsday fish' found along a Mexican beach, startling tourists

Officials said the deep-sea fish usually live about 1,000 meters down, and beachgoers reported panic.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oarfish, also called 'Doomsday fish'.
King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures

King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures

A natural phenomenon that typically occurs once or twice a year, a king tide is the highest predicted tide of the year at coastal locations and brings unusually high water levels to these regions.

|ByARIANA BINDMAN/SFGATE, SAN FRANCISCO/TNS
Tower Hotel, Sara and Nirit Frankel Architecture and Interior Design.

New boutique hotel in the Galilee overlooking the sea of Galilee will transform local vacationing

A 77-room boutique hotel in Migdal Colony, designed in a "light rustic" style blending with the landscape, is set to open in 2027 with a pool floor and open spaces overlooking the Sea of Galilee.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
The sea urchin Diadema setosum before (left) and after (right) mortality. The white skeleton is exposed following tissue disintegration and loss of spines.

Israeli scientists pioneer way to monitor sea urchins as die-offs threaten coral reefs worldwide

Sea urchins play a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of coral reef ecosystems by feeding on algae that compete with corals for sunlight.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

A nation adrift at sea? This week’s looted containers are a metaphor for what ails Israel

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Nine containers full of possessions belonging to other people fall off a boat, and others see it as an opportunity to pounce.

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByHERB KEINON
AN AERIAL view shows people gathering near a shipping container that was washed up on the shore in Ashkelon, on Wednesday.

Pictures of alien-like creatures crawling out of the sea cause panic

People got very concerned about viral pictures of creatures looking like 'a headless octopus' crawling out of the sea in South Africa.

DECEMBER 15, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE
Sea monster.

Plastic additives harm corals' reproductive processes - TAU study

The researchers examined four chemical additives that are widely used in plastic products and have been found in seawater in tropical areas.

NOVEMBER 30, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Noa Shenkar

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island

The Chatham Island stranding occurred on Saturday, and also involved surviving pilot whales being euthanized.

OCTOBER 11, 2022ByREUTERS
Volunteers try to assist stranded pilot whales that came to shore in the afternoon after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings, in Golden Bay, at the top of New Zealand's South Island, February 11, 2017.

Orcas hunting a great white shark were captured on camera for the first time

According to a 2019 National Geographic article, orcas likely target shark livers because they're "high-fat and delicious."

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Orca, illustrative image.

Chaos theory can be used to detect diving patterns in marine life - study

After monitoring an electronically tagged narwhal for 83 days, researchers noticed irregular diving and surface resting behavior.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022BySARA WEINSTEIN
Narwhal (illustrative).

Does the Red Sea contain a 'nursery' for endangered manta rays? - study

Mantas and stingrays live all across the ocean in warm regions, but mantas – unlike stingrays – can’t live in freshwater.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
By making the most of social media and downtime during lockdown, a team of KAUST researchers has revealed previously unknown details about the population of oceanic manta rays in the Red Sea.

39 new sea creatures potentially discovered by scientists - study

They include types of sponges, starfish and coral, discovered between Hawaii and Mexico.

JULY 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean on the summer solstice in Santa Monica, California, U.S., June 21, 2022.

Should we be concerned about this year's massive jellyfish swarm?

The unusually large pools of jellyfish sitting along Israel’s northern border are not an urgent cause of concern, said Prof. Dror Angel of the University of Haifa.

JULY 29, 2022ByMARCELA HOMSANY
A bloom of jellyfish along the Haifa coast.

Israeli deep-sea brine pool discoveries could provide an ocean of information

A year after Haifa researchers discover the first deep-sea brine pools opposite Tel Aviv, University of Florida scientists find one in the Gulf of Aqaba

JULY 13, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Brine pools are one of the most extreme environments on earth, yet despite their high salinity, exotic chemistry and complete lack of oxygen, these pools are teeming with life.