The Blob is a marine heatwave that typically spans parts of the North Pacific Ocean. Marine heatwaves have the capacity to ...

Tiny ocean microbes like Prochlorococcus fuel marine life, but new research shows rising temperatures could threaten their ...

When considering life on Earth, humans, plants, and exotic animals, such as lions and giraffes, often come to mind. However, there is a tendency to overlook the many species of microscopic organisms, ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are ...

The whales are also found, naturally, in the waters just offshore.

As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape.

The 'cute' animal was spotted getting close to swimmers in the ocean but people were soon told to 'get out of the water'.

A new study offers the first estimate of nanoplastic pollution in the ocean. There’s a lot. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey What do human brains, placentas and dolphin breath have in common? Signs of plastic ...

Dolphins flee from shipping traffic and recreational watercraft. Learn how these noises disrupt their pods and hunting grounds.

The Department of Environmental Conservation warned of a harmful algal bloom that is spreading throughout the Hudson River in parts of Downstate. A scientist with Riverkeeper, a group that aims to ...

Plastic pollution could be a much bigger issue than thought. Scientists from the Netherlands have discovered that recent estimates of plastics in oceans are 10 times higher than prior calculations.

A relaxing beach day in Ocean City, Maryland, took a scary turn when a slithery surprise emerged from the water. Roxanne Flanagan thought it would be fun to take the kids to the beach town this past ...