Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away. New evidence of synchronized diving between ...

On the Pacific Northwest coast—and around the world—community archaeology is helping people reconcile with each other and ...

The ocean feels infinite. If you were to start swimming from shore, it’s easy to believe—fitness and oxygen aside—you could ...

Seabirds are among the most threatened bird groups in the world, with nearly one-third at risk of extinction. In a new study, ...

Aboard the Alkor, a 55-meter oceanographic vessel anchored in the Baltic Sea several kilometers from the German port city of Kiel, engineer Henrik Schönheit grips a joystick-like lever in his fist. He ...

The Canadian government and the Ehattesaht First Nation dropped a huge chunk of change trying to save the stranded killer whale kʷiisaḥiʔis (Brave Little Hunter). Now, they’re wondering how to make up ...

Researchers have captured what might be the first known recording of a colossal squid living freely in its natural habitat.

The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are making the Baltic Sea safer.

Researchers are restoring the Caribbean’s surprising, spiky custodians, which gobble up the algae smothering coral reefs.