There’s no one clear measure for animal intelligence so some people disagree which ocean creatures are the cleverest. But, ...

Orcas are at the top of the marine food chain, with no natural predators. From fish to seals, even great white sharks, nothing in the ocean is safe from their hunting prowess. Their ability to adapt ...

PFAS discovered inside many whale and dolphin species, including deep divers, proving that pollution spreads widely and impacts marine life.

A sample of ocean crust, turned upside down, reveals tubeworms and other organisms. Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd / Schmidt Ocean Institute CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 In summer 2023, researchers deployed a ...

A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals ...

Using the technology has long been considered a way to listen without disturbing. Scientists make surprising discovery while ...

The remarkable discovery of animal life beneath the seafloor shows that life finds a way even in the most extreme environments, potentially boosting hopes for finding life beyond Earth. Reading time 4 ...

Rising human exploitation of the oceans is pushing ever further into regions that scientists increasingly suspect are full of conscious life. New research into creatures from sperm whales to octopuses ...

OCEAN CITY, MD.- Stranded marine animals in Ocean City have a new safe haven today. It’s the 400-foot square foot “National Aquarium Animal Rescue Stranding Response Center,” on 65th Street. The space ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.