French physicist and naturalist Bill François writes beautifully about the intriguing science and seductive mysteries of the sea. Immerse yourself in this eloquent and entertaining underwater exploration to discover what you are hearing when your head's beneath the waves, the technical revolutions emerging from oceanic research, and why the water around fish larvae seems as viscous as honey to them. Meet a rock lobster who plays a discordant (and life-saving) "violin" by rubbing its antennae on the base of its eyes, a real-life thirty-five foot sea serpent who may be able to detect earthquakes, a predatory fish who hunts at night in the subterranean tunnels beneath Paris, and a whole ocean's-worth more!