An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...

As research over the past several decades has shown, whales play a critical role in bolstering ocean ecosystems. Many whale ...

A publication recently launched by leading European Ocean scientists, titled Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), calls attention ...

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

About half of the oxygen we breathe comes from terrestrial plant life, such as forests and grasslands, while the other half ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comment by Nov. 25 on modifications to the permit for the Ocean Era ...

a massive underwater parachute that holds the boat stable and you get into the cabins and let those waves churn you around ...

European marine researchers are calling for an urgent improvement and standardization of ocean monitoring. The call is also ...

Shipments from China helped U.S. imports of containerized goods exceed 2.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the ...

Book of the Week. Helen Czerski's illuminating new book offers fascinating insights into the defining feature of our planet, ...