State and federal scientists have pushed to protect endangered West Coast orca. But a plan to dredge the Seattle Harbor would accelerate all three of the reasons the whales are struggling, advocates say.
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In general, when a creature has more cells in its body, they are expected to be more vulnerable to random mutations that can develop into cancer. Not true for cetacean creatures.
Read moreEnvironmental groups want the federal government to update the population data for nine subgroups of marine mammals, data used to
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Researchers found the 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico spewed petroleum that significantly damaged dolphins’ immune systems.
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Strange things can be found when one drills through nearly 3,000 feet of Antarctic ice.
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Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand snip through discarded nets tangled around a reef — a new initiative helping protect marine life and aiding the fight against coronavirus.
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The remote Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the only sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico’s diverse waters, has tripled in size under a final rule signed Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Conservationists say nets meant for sharks wind up trapping any large animal that swims too close to shore, making no distinction between sharks, dolphins, dugongs, sea turtles and whales.
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Federal and state wildlife officials in Florida continued their search Tuesday for those responsible for etching “Trump” on the back of a living manatee.
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Florida officials voted Wednesday to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay, a major source of the nation’s supply, due to a diminished population caused by low freshwater flows.
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While the health of coral reefs around the world has been on the decline for decades, new research revealed Thursday suggests that they may have found an unlikely ally capable of turning the tide on coral reef decay: Caribbean king crabs.
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Some corals can recover from bleaching even in long heatwaves as long as humans don’t interfere, scientists said Tuesday, raising hopes for the endangered underwater ecosystems essential to much marine life.
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A new study conducted by an international team of researchers tackles a question that has vexed marine biologists and experts for decades: How hot is too hot for the clusters of microbial life that reside underneath the ocean floor?
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A group of advocates filed an emergency petition Wednesday asking the federal government to protect the nearly extinct right whale from a major threat: commercial fishing gear.
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New research shows that humans are taking a greater toll on killer whale populations than previously believed. Between pollution, overfishing and impacts with vessels — it doesn’t look good for the majestic, endangered creatures.
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The masters of the ocean are also masters of their bodies.
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After half a century of disastrous industrial whaling practices that brought them to the edge of extinction, new research released Thursday shows that Antarctic blue whales have begun to return to the sub-Antarctic regions they used to call home.
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Scientists announced Thursday they have discovered a nontoxic antifungal compound that destroys drug resistant strains of deadly fungi, a discovery that could save millions of lives.
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Imagine if human tissue could harness the power of plants and generate oxygen through photosynthesis. If it sounds like a creature that came out of a lab, that’s because it is. Harvard researchers published research based on 3D-printed tissue models of liver cells Wednesday that derive oxygen from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, single-celled algae.
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Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic three times the size of the United Kingdom.
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