All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. However, some species are faring better than others.

As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ...

What happened to prehistoric, dolphin-like marine reptiles when they died? Did they sink or they float until the gases from ...

"At night it's pitch black down there in bad weather — the sky and sea just form a huge black mass. The most terrifying thing ...

Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

On Hurricane Melissa became one of the strongest hurricanes ever known in the Atlantic Ocean. The Category 5 hurricane has ...

A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever ...

Fueled by abnormally warm Caribbean waters, Hurricane Melissa exploded into a Category 5 cyclone while moving at little more ...

Sea levels respond to climate change on timescales from decades to millennia, making today’s emissions decisions critical for ...

I spent a week in Aruba and was glad I brought things like a pool float and a Bluetooth speaker. However, I regretted not ...

Scientists are speeding up the naming of deep-sea species before they vanish, using new tools to uncover life from below the ...

Our new study set out to understand what happens to large pieces of floating plastic once they enter the ocean. We developed ...