Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In the must-see video above, researchers with Ocearch, a nonprofit ocean animal research and education organization, recently ...

Scientists have tagged a giant male great white shark off the East Coast. The researchers said "Contender" is the largest ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath ...

Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.

Unlike stingrays, which use their tails for defense, cownose rays rely on theirs as an extension of their lateral line sensory system, allowing them to sense predators even when they cannot see them.

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil ...

The non-profit Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine is starting a new year of performing rescues and rehabilitations of stranded sea animals ... seal rescued from Ocean County and the ...