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

Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.

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.

New Jersey’s marine mammals are in the crosshairs. Already struggling under multiple assaults, they are facing another blow. Recent federal budget cuts and rule changes promise to dismantle critical ...

The public release is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Head Beach in Phippsburg, and it marks a milestone for the ...

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 ...

Plastic found inside a dead black-footed albatross. Image by Dan Clark /USFWS. New research has found that even small amounts ...

A mother otter and her pup had a joyous reunion in Morro Bay, Calif., thanks to the Marine Mammal Center. The marine team recorded the pup's vocalizations and played them on a Bluetooth speaker to ...

When the ancestors of terrestrial life on Earth crawled or slithered out of the sea, they formed the starting point for many ...

The Grenada House of Representatives has approved several changes to the Caribbean nation’s fisheries laws to comply with the ...

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbor ...