Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

A study has 'listened in' to the fascinating courtship displays of Fiddler crabs using geophones. The findings provide new insights into how the animals communicate effectively on the noisy seashore.

Humankind is inextricably dependent on the ocean. Many of our greatest civilizations have thrived on the rim of the ocean.

Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a ...

A new database compiling over 400 sightings of a mysterious ocean phenomenon known as ‘milky seas’ could help scientists soon ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

One of many events, “A Little Fiber Fest: From Sheep to Cloth,” is part of Whidbey Earth and Ocean Month, which is sponsored ...

Campaigners have raised concerns about a “pitiful” penguin habitat at a London Aquarium which meets minimum enclosure standards. Fifteen gentoos are housed in London Aquarium’s basement ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

430 million years ago, towering life-forms known as Prototaxites emerged from the ground, reaching heights of up to 26 feet and growing trunks up to 3 feet wide. When the first Prototaxites fossil ...

Bishop and her husband were walking the beach that morning when they came upon dozens of people standing looking out at the ocean ... “They are such amazing animals that bring you so much ...

The sheer power behind Robert Plant’s vocals, along with the impassioned guitar work of Jimmy Page and the thumping rhythm section of John Paul Jones and John Bonham, was a true spectacle, and very ...