For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental ...

With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...

Fish in the wild can tell humans apart! A study found that seabream recognize individual divers, following those who feed them while ignoring others. For years, scientific divers at a Mediterranean re ...

A first-of-its-kind global assessment has revealed 603 wild animals plus five livestock taxa that do more than just inhabit ...

Marine biologists will drop 120 tonnes of rubble onto the sea floor off the coast of south-west Victoria to grow new sponge ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators -- with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.