The ocean contains many organisms whose form defies the expectations we might have for life, but none may be more bizarre ...

Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that microbial communities—from the sunlit surface to ...

Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of ...

Scientists are debating the classification of threatened mollusks that an Indigenous community relies on for their way of ...

Penguins may look awkward on land, but they are highly specialized marine hunters shaped by life in cold oceans. Their bodies ...

Researchers have discovered that ocean microbes maintain biodiversity by "taking turns" using resources throughout the year ...

Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new ...

Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried ...

A vivid spring spawning event has transformed coastal waters near Victoria, drawing marine life and attention to a critical ...

One species’ trash is another’s treasure. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean is now home to dozens of ...

The search for life beyond Earth has followed a familiar logic: find a rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone, where ...

Emperor penguins face new risks as a hidden molt stage meets shrinking Antarctic sea ice, exposing adults during a critical ...