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

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, ...

Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

In the chilly waters off the Northern California coast, palm-sized sea creatures known as Velella velella float along the ...

Learn how the workers at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge work tirelessly to protect the manatees that call Florida home.

Unfortunately, right whales and other large animals of the sea are dying at man’s hand to the point of extinction.   This is ...

The researchers studied tissue from over 120 fish. They found that 50 to 60 percent of their diet came from ocean’s twilight ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

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