Calming footage shows a sea turtle serenely blowing bubbles underwater in the Cook Islands. Marine experts are trying to figure out why the turtle is behaving in this fashion, but onesays the turtle ...

For us, bubbles put the fizz in champagne and the calm in bathtime. But for several aquatic and land-dwelling creatures, bubbles are also a useful survival tool, whether it’s boosting hunting success ...

Some lizards can stay underwater for longer by blowing out and then rebreathing bubbles of air. This has been suspected since the behaviour was first observed, and now experiments have confirmed it.

A humble little lizard has developed a clever escape route from predators – it blows a bubble over its nostrils and scuba dives to safety for 20 minutes or more. Now, a biologist has explored exactly ...

Some commercial ships are now releasing a steady stream of bubbles underwater, and the reason is purely functional: reducing drag. This technique, called air lubrication, reduces resistance and helps ...

Aquatic insects and other invertebrates are well known for carrying bubbles underwater for respiration. Now scientists have found tropical lizards that also “breathe” underwater this way—a ...