A great white shark swims in the Open Sea exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011.

An unusual swimming sea cucumber may play an overlooked role in the ocean’s carbon cycle. Research near the Galápagos Islands shows that it catches sinking organic particles before they reach the deep ...

Lee Jones visits a couple of poker rooms in Monterey County, California, where John Steinbeck did much of his writing.

Hello, I'm Nagi.Sea otters have pockets to store food. Octopuses taste with their suckers. A deep-sea creature that doesn't ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium, a global leader in ocean conservation and a top destination for tourists, has a new CEO, marking the first leadership change in the aquarium's 40-year history.

Scientists recently released captive-bred sunflower stars in Central California.

The $20 million, three-year renovation of the center’s red barn and its surrounding campus along Laguna Canyon Road has added ...

For locals and tourists alike, the beach is a popular destination,” writes Andrew DeVogelaere in the Finding Sanctuary column ...

New MBARI research has revealed that the sea cucumber Pelagothuria natatrix plays an important and unexpected role in the ...

Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf will celebrate 181 years with a free Wharf birthday party Sunday. Hosted by the Fisherman’s ...

The Supreme Court once billed the Endangered Species Act as “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of ...