ocean

PEOPLE

José Salvador Alvarenga set out from the coast of Mexico on a fishing trip and vanished into the Pacific for more than 14 months in an incredible story of survival.

EDITORIAL

Why is the ocean salty? It actually wasn’t always salty—but a few billion years and some basic chemistry made it that way. So how did it happen?

THINGS

These majestic creatures could be the most misunderstood on this planet. Thanks, Jaws.



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