Tagged
34 stories tagged Marine Science
A single expedition off Brazil discovered more than thirty species never seen before — in just fourteen days. The secret? A squid microscope, laser scanners, and onboard DNA sequencing that turned decades of waiting into days of wonder.
A landmark June 2026 study in the journal Science confirms what Andaman coast communities already knew: mangrove forests are coming back. After four decades of satellite tracking, the global trend has reversed — and Phang Nga Bay is living proof.
Inside the sea caves of Koh Panak, a single paddle stroke sets the water ablaze with electric blue light. The source is not magic — it's billions of tiny organisms performing one of nature's oldest chemical tricks.
The Ocean Census has just announced the discovery of 1,121 previously unknown marine species — including a prehistoric ghost shark and a worm living inside a glass sponge. With up to 90% of ocean life still undiscovered, the Andaman Sea holds secrets of its own.
As southern Thailand's seagrass meadows decline, dugongs are migrating northward to Phang Nga and Phuket — where an 800,000-square-metre restoration project races to secure their future.
A nautilus shell is a mathematical equation made physical. Hermit crabs, oysters, and snails engineer protective architecture using calcium carbonate, logarithmic spirals, and iridescent nacre — one layer at a time, over millions of years.
A tide pool is far more alive than it looks. Hermit crabs, chitons, and anemones survive a daily stress test that would kill most ocean animals — and their diversity is an early-warning signal for the entire Andaman reef.
Choose what we may store on your device. You can change this at any time from the footer.
Necessary
Sign-in, cart, checkout and security. These are required for the site to work and cannot be switched off.
Analytics
Anonymous statistics on which pages and pieces are viewed, so we can improve the shop and the exhibition pages.
Functional
Embedded Google Maps on the Visit and Home pages. Google receives your IP address and may set its own cookies.
