Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...

The vaquita, found in the northern Gulf of California, is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. Illegal fishing is to blame.

Conservationists continue working to ensure the species doesn’t disappear forever as the whales face ongoing threats in their ...

An international research team working at 13,123 feet (4,000 meters) deep uncovered a remarkable number of previously unknown ...

A single research expedition in 2022 is helping scientists chart even more remarkable marine species across the ocean. Researchers have discovered two new deep-sea species—a lanternshark and a porcela ...

Over 800 marine species were newly discovered after two years of collaborative efforts by scientists, governments, museums and others participating in the Ocean Census, a global alliance founded to ...

A new paper, the Ocean Species Discoveries (OSD), describes a ground-breaking experiment that united 25 independent taxonomists from ten countries. The initiative boasts the discovery of eleven new ...

Environmentalists say the proposed rollbacks could threaten the lives of sea cows through habitat loss, pollution and ...

Observing seabirds in their natural habitats along the surf and the waves, it’s hard to imagine anything harming them. But, ...

The ocean, blanketing over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is estimated to be home to more than half of all life on our planet.

Citizen scientists have found a species of algae never before seen in Tasmania as part of an annual “bioblitz”, after ...

Since pre-industrial times, the world's oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the ...