Croatian marine biologists are struggling to save the largest Mediterranean clam from extinction after a precipitious fall in numbers which they say was probably caused by a deadly pathogen.

Male and female whale sharks - filter-feeding marine behemoths - grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys, according to research that offers ...

Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" ...

SAN DIEGO, U.S. — The bluff at La Jolla Cove in San Diego is covered with pelicans and cormorants; below, some two dozen sea ...

In June 2011, Baa Atoll in the Maldives became a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve along with the likes of Komodo Island in Indonesia ...

College of Charleston professor Phil Dustan captured a breathtaking image of a coral reef that grew from a shipwreck. The ...

A group of marine biologists from the University of Washington decided to examine cans of salmon that had been stored for ...

The energy required for newborn humpback calves to grow after birth is 38 times greater than what they needed inside the womb ...

A sawfish, a species thought to have vanished from South African waters for decades, was recently found washed up on a beach ...

If she wanted, she could have killed me.” Dr. Mauricio Hoyos, a shark researcher, was diving off Costa Rica when a 13-foot ...

Think you know sharks and marine life? Think again. This video tackles the internet’s biggest assumptions about shark science and ocean research. From feeding myths to conservation truths, every ...

On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the ...