Palolo worms must have one of the strangest life cycles in the animal kingdom, although there is plenty of competition.

Of 89 dolphins tested in the Gulf of Mexico, 30 contained some form of pharmaceutical—and 18 had fentanyl in their blubber.

Proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off the extreme physical feat of annual migration ...

One solution is to accelerate ... Ocean Density Identified as a Key Driver of Carbon Capture by Marine Plankton Dec. 3, 2024 — New findings have revealed that changes in ocean density have a ...

The world's oceans represent a vast and largely untapped source of biodiversity, offering a high probability for the ...

"More discoveries are expected as we continue to study the Atacama Trench," researcher Carolina González said.

Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This ...

Based on vast experience at sea and in the laboratory over the last 10 years, the latest study by the Interdisciplinary ...

Researchers have detected the presence of human pharmaceuticals, including fentanyl, in dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Marine biology is the study of life in the oceans and brackish waters, which ranges from archaea and bacteria to marine mammals, and includes organisms such as corals that affect the shape of the ...

Phallon Tullis-Joyce has repeatedly had to bide her time but she has shown patience and persistence and is now reaping the ...

Thousands of pearl octopuses were discovered in 2018 lining thermal vents near a deep-sea volcano. Researchers now know why octopus moms gather there. Scientists watched in real time as rising ...