Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

The ocean has long acted as a stabilizing force in the climate system, quietly drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in its depths. That natural buffer is now being eroded as a ...

It looks like a child lost their floaty toy, right? But whatever you do, don’t try to pick it up. That ain’t no floaty toy.

A new research study found that well-managed fisheries can support the recovery of large marine predators such as seals and ...

A squid boat returns to port in the Santa Cruz Harbor after a recent foray in the Monterey Bay. Squid fishers use bright ...

Twenty-four years ago, one of the creepiest creations arose from the ocean’s depths, being simultaneously horrific and ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...

As a devoted ocean swimmer, I've learned to accept the risk of exploring an ocean that is not my natural habitat.

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

It has been named the UK's cleanest walking trail - and it's easy to see why ...