Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

Marine food webs are highly complex. Until now, researchers have been unable to understand exactly how they are affected by ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine species. But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a ...

Seals, dolphins, and seabirds are becoming ill and dying in disturbing numbers on West Coast beaches. The culprit is an algae ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

In fact, all our favorite marine animals – sharks and dolphins, turtles and rays, and all those pretty colored fish in our ...

Quick is all relative, of course. Conservation takes time, and the pace of change can feel glacial. Species can’t be brought back from the brink of extinction overnight. Changing hearts and minds is a ...

Along some seventy plus miles of southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in ...

When a red-tailed hawk needed help, these Illinois firefighters jumped into action to facilitate an incredible rescue.

Are seals mammals? We've done the research! Jump in to read about the characteristics of seals that make them mammals!