"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

The whales are now headed north. In just the last two weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay, one of which ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

Blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella have been washing up along California’s coast recently, captivating Bay ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song unlike any other. The sound reverberated through ...

A newly published report highlights the range of socio-cultural benefits people experience from the coast and sea, helping to ...

The joke was on us Tuesday morning when an Instagram post claimed a narwhal had been spotted in local waters for the first ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

Florida softshell turtles are dangerous to handle and should be left alone. Harassing them risks injury from their sharp ...

For decades, the Great Lakes region has been a model of cross-border collaboration. Together, Canada and the United States ...