The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley ...

Mysterious apex predators are involved, and a newly published study by Florida Atlantic University is identifying the culprits. It’s bull sharks, lemon sharks and sandbar sharks, according to FAU’s ...

Has a 4-foot bell body and 30-foot tentacles, creating a surreal and rare deep-sea sight. Jellyfish with stinging tentacles and bioluminescent abilities, glowing in the dark underwater. Colorful sea ...

When you imagine oceanic predators of our planet’s prehistoric oceans, something like a giant shark likely comes to mind. However, a new discovery of fossils in North Greenland has revealed it may ...

Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene ...

So you still want to attend this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival but haven’t gotten it together to buy tickets. It ...

When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

Knowledge is one of the most powerful tools to incite the action needed to save ocean health, so better ocean literacy is ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...