Beginning in September, humpback whales appear off the coast of Hawaii. February is the most magical time, as the pods are at their peak.

Efforts to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch might be a mistake. Here is why experts say skimming the surface could be ...

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile ...

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.

Standing at the rail of a large cruise ship at sunset, the scene can feel simple: metal, water, and sky. Yet the vessel is rarely alone. A cruise ship travels through the ocean as a moving structure ...

Volcanic eruptions are significant geologic hazards. Underwater volcanoes are challenging to study, yet they play an integral ...

A new international study has uncovered hundreds of previously unknown species living deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, shining a light on an unexplored ecosystem that is at risk from deep-sea mining.

Far below the waves of the Pacific, scientists are uncovering a riot of life just as industrial machines line up to scrape the seabed for metals. Hundreds of newly described animals, from delicate ...

In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear ...

For more than a century, sea otters vanished from Washington’s waters, hunted to extinction. Now, their slow return is ...

A new study out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa is giving scientists a possible glimpse into the future of reefs in ...