North Atlantic right whales are said to have received their name because historically, they were the 'right' whales for ...

For the fourth year in a row, estimated annual births outnumbered deaths for the critically endangered species.

Seaside, Oregon has a problem: thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on its beaches after a swell event paired with a low tide ...

In a grim study, a team of nearly 50 researchers concludes that extreme ocean heat killed off two crucial coral species that ...

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's ...

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.

Every dozen years or so, Sri Lanka’s mist-shrouded highlands burst into color. Violet, pink and white carpets of tiny blooms ...

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

"This definitely feels like a violation." Officials issue major update after bizarre confrontation at sea lion hotspot: ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do. A new study suggests gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) can sense the level of oxygen in ...

Paleontologists have finally solved the mystery behind an elusive “sword dragon” skeleton found on the U.K.’s Jurassic Coast.