From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually ...

A new study led by researchers at UH Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) ToBo Lab has revealed that giant clam ...

Marine animals can be fascinating and quite beautiful. However, you should not approach some of them. Certain fish and jellyfish are highly poisonous, and contact with them can sometimes be fatal.

One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.

Ocean acidification is driven by the long-term decline in seawater pH, largely due to the ocean absorbing massive amounts of ...

Learn how manta rays’ relationships with key marine species make protecting them from human harm essential.

The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals ...

Corals obtain energy in two ways: firstly, through photosynthesis by their symbiotic algae, and secondly by taking up small ...

According to a new study, ocean acidification planetary boundary, endangering marine life and coastal economies.

A night dive off a tropical island offers a strikingly different view of the ocean - one filled with creatures that stay hidden during the day. Under the beam of a dive light, small crustaceans, ...