Our oceans are filled with fascinating marine life. Of course, they're not all harmless. Avoid these venomous creatures while ...

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

Done with cold weather? From the Keys’ turquoise waters to the Panhandle’s white-sand shores and beyond, here are the ...

Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in ...

Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as ...

Evolving species in nature are exciting discoveries. Scientists discover new species during ocean exploration: 'We also hope ...

There are fish in every shade imaginable, gliding gelatinous jellyfish, mesmerising plants, and colourful coral, and even ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were ... on the sandy ocean floor," Smith said in the news release. They named the new pygmy pipehorse species C.

Off the coast of New Caledonia in the south Pacific, two new species ... fish were found in the Grand Passage off the northern coast of New Caledonia, an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

The new IUCN report, put together by more than 350 experts from more than 100 countries, finds that overfishing is the biggest threat to the world’s 1,266 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras ...

Massachusetts has taken a significant step toward addressing the environmental threat of abandoned fishing gear ... The gear accumulates on the ocean floor and creates problems for coastal ...