Science & the Sea

Researchers in the Gulf of Maine have illuminated the role whales play in recycling nutrients in the ocean and the...

As demand for seafood grows, so does concern about the impact of fish farms on the marine environment. One aquaculture...

Watch a jellyfish floating in the sea, and you might assume the animal is simply drifting along haphazardly. But some...

Behold the lowly amphioxus, and you'll see an animal whose genes are not very different from yours. Also known as...

Mouth gaping wide, a massive grouper cruises a coral reef, and approaches a tiny shrimp. As the predator gets closer,...

Meet a diminutive shark that snacks on "cookies" made not of flour and sugar, but of tuna or whale. At...

If you ever lose your wedding ring on a wet beach, you might want to call on a red knot...

Here's a warning to the millions of plankton in Texas Gulf Coast waters: You're being watched! A specialized instrument called...

Pass by a sea cucumber in a tide pool, and you may hardly notice this lowly, pickle-shaped creature. But try...

When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, it sets in motion a new beginning for deep-sea life....