Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

For scientists who study marine ecosystems, the drumbeat of alarming revelations about the state of the world’s oceans resonates in several dominant notes. “The world is changing and it’s happening ...

The research reveals why understanding marine mammals' social networks is critical for predicting and managing disease outbreaks in oceans already under siege with pressures from climate change, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The recent closure of a turtle hospital in Panama City means the Panhandle is without a facility that can treat an increasingly common sea turtle disease. Wakulla County’s ...

When Alyssa Frederick and her team at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory went to spawn white abalone on Jan. 7, it was almost as if the sea mollusk knew something was looming on the horizon.

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects ...

“We call this paradise ‘home,’ Nelson Johnson said as he gazed out over the water surrounding the Duke University Marine Lab campus in Beaufort, North Carolina. Johnson lives in nearby Emerald Isle.

A mysterious disease that causes sea stars to decay and fall apart within a few days has become widespread along the U.S. west coast over the past several months. First reported off the coast of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Since 2013, sea star wasting disease, worsened by warming oceans, has wiped out 99% of sunflower sea stars from Washington state to Mexico, ...

A monthlong celebration of the 25th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory culminated in a ceremony on Saturday, October 25, at which one of the lab’s original research buildings was ...