Researchers led by the University of Hawai’i at Manoa have found that a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean on floating plastic ...

A new paper describes a ground-breaking experiment that united 25 independent taxonomists from 10 countries. The initiative boasts the discovery of 11 new marine species from all over the globe, ...

Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...

The deep ocean off southern California has historically been a dumping ground for the pesticide DDT and other industrial wastes. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and collaborators are investigating ...

Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...

The Antarctic strawberry feather star is one of four new related species believed to have been discovered by a team of marine scientists. Reading time 2 minutes Another day, another terrifying sea ...

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my biology-professor dad brought me a present home from work: a jar of sticks. Or at least that’s what I thought it was. When some of them started moving he ...

Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an estimated two million total ...