Trace metals such as iron or zinc that are stored in deep-sea sediments are lost forever to phytoplankton on the ocean ...

Sea urchins have mixed reviews in the saltwater aquarium scene. Some people love them because they are fascinating to watch ...

Researchers have identified a species of blue-green algae in the Duluth-Superior harbor that’s capable of producing harmful ...

Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded guilty “to two felony counts related to the beating of a ...

Ten fur seals and hundreds of fish washed up dead on a Pribilof beach last year. New research links the die-off to warming ...

After a brutal spring of toxic algae blooms turning some sea lions into sick, snarling seaside hazards, anxious beachgoers can breathe a sigh of relief as experts say the worst of the poisoning is ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and ...

This is the fourth consecutive year a lethal algae bloom has occurred along the Southern California coast, fueled by an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean. Research teams are ...

Los Angeles County officials and members from the Marine Mammal Care Center celebrated the end of the longest toxic domoic acid outbreak with the release of sea lion pups back into safer ocean waters.

A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, ...

Researchers have identified 230 novel giant viruses present in our waterways and oceans using an innovative computing method.