Known to only live in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Solumbellula appeared in the Pacific for the first time to ...

Oceanographer Anya Stajner was enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine ...

Cape Perpetua towers above the town, offering the highest viewpoint accessible by car on the Oregon coast. From the top, you can see 70 miles of coastline on clear days. The visitor center has ...

The forest fire that burned thousands of acres of pinelands in Ocean County is now 75% contained, authorities said Monday.

Our world is a most unusual place. There is such an enormous range of sounds, sights, smells, and types of things we observe ...

Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes “that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones,” researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how abandoned fishing gear in the oceans is getting turned into new products, witness how the Texas floods changed the landscape and find out ...

Scientists May Have Found the Blueprint of the Human Body at the Bottom of the Ocean We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but ...

This ocean region is a key part of the Pacific food web. It’s where tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton grow each spring, and these phytoplankton feed many fish and other marine animals.

Suddenly, everyone from busy moms to professional athletes is adding slimy ocean plants to their daily routine, and they’re absolutely convinced it’s the secret to optimal health.

Though scientists don’t yet know how clownfish shrink, one idea is that they could be reabsorbing their own bone matter. It’s possible the smaller stature may help the clownfish save energy ...