Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

The coral Iridogorgia chewbacca, found in the tropical Pacific, has long branches, and its DNA confirms that it is a new ...

It's been a doozy of a year for marine mammals, who have been dying in record numbers along the California coast. Volunteer ...

In the vast Pacific Ocean, whale sharks—often referred to as ocean giants—can reach lengths of up to 60 feet, as highlighted ...

SAN DIEGO, U.S. — The bluff at La Jolla Cove in San Diego is covered with pelicans and cormorants; below, some two dozen sea ...

The 11th annual Ocean Commotion 5K Run/Walk to benefit Marine Mammals of Maine is Saturday, Oct. 18, at Hermit Island ...

Hitan, also called Whale Valley, over 400 fossilized whale skeletons lie preserved in the Sahara’s sand. These 37-million-year-old remains show how whales evolved from land mammals into ocean dwellers ...

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

These ocean mammals are flipping out over a popular California beach in such large numbers that a city on the Pacific has been forced to close it to visitors. San Carlos Beach in Monterey told ...

OCEAN CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A wayward baby seal spotted wandering down a roadway in Ocean City, New Jersey earlier this month has died. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says parasites and a ...

While it’s not helping fly the Millennium Falcon, marine biologists have discovered a new type of deep-sea coral in the western Pacific Ocean that bears a striking similarity to a certain beloved Star ...