The findings suggest that sea cows have been engineering ecosystems in the Persian Gulf for tens of millions of years ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut ...

RYE — The Ocean Genome Legacy Center of Northeastern University and the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing our understanding of the ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972, has prevented the extinction of marine mammal species in U.S. waters. Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the act by restricting scientific data ...

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Laguna Beach-based Pacific Marine Mammal Center is fundraising through 2024 to better attend to the ocean wildlife they serve. Part of that is monitoring the sea lions in their ...

With protection, many of California’s marine mammals — including whales, sea lions and seals — have made remarkable recoveries over the last half-century since bipartisan passage of the U.S. Marine ...