Whales and dolphins use sound to communicate, navigate and detect prey, making them particularly vulnerable to noise ...

For centuries, humans have struggled to study the vast, deep, and often inaccessible regions of the ocean. Traditional research vessels and satellites provide valuable data, but they have limitations.

The scientists fitted the seals with tracking devices, which are meant to fall off over time, in May 2025. These devices will ...

A baby seal is one of the cutest animals in the world. Here, these rescuers found one with a fishing hook lodged in its mouth ...

A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled. The project, MegaMove, ...

Coral reefs are one of the biggest casualties. “Corals support almost 25 percent of marine life because they serve as both a food source and a home. If corals are damaged or diseased, fish either ...

"It’s important." Nonprofit pulls 1,000 tons of harmful material out of ocean: 'One of the biggest challenges facing our time ...

World’s first-ever pact aims to fight threats like climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea mining. The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force ...

SAN DIEGO, U.S. — The bluff at La Jolla Cove in San Diego is covered with pelicans and cormorants; below, some two dozen sea ...

A review article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment describes how residual toxins in aquatic animals can impact food safety, food security, and human health. The aquatic ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach attracts hundreds of manatees. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale ...