A privately chartered boat recently ran aground on Maui's protected reefs, endangering the local wildlife and coral.

Marine chemistry is the study of the chemical composition and chemical processes of the world’s oceans. Some of the key processes studied are the cycling of: inorganic and organic carbon ...

Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

Notopala sublineata is a medium-sized (20-25mm) freshwater snail with a round shell that ends in a conical spire. Its outer shell is generally dark green but may also be greenish brown to dark brown, ...

A non-profit organization focused on monitoring and conserving marine life is tracking several large sharks off the coast of Florida, providing valuable insights into the movements of these giant ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges began Dec. 7 and will end Saturday. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began. The "lake recovery ...

After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.

For millions of years after the end-Permian mass extinction, the same few marine survivor species show up as fossils all over the planet. A new study reveals what drove this global biological ...

Snails and slugs can destroy a garden in spring by eating newly established flowers or spreading fungal infections by leaving a slimy mucus trail on plants. However, you do not have to spend time ...

Plans to establish a new marine nature reserve off the east coast of the Isle of Man in a bid to protect blue carbon habitats have been revealed. The initiative aims to protect newly discovered ...