Other affected species include the Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals.
While the nuclear-powered attack sub’s reactor appears to be ‘corroded,’ years of collaboration with Russian authorities has avoided a true marine disaster.
In an impressive 37-year-long investigation confirmed that the top—practically only—cause of death for young blue crabs was older crabs from their own species.
President Trump has legalized commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which has been federally protected for a decade.
The recovered carcass is believed to be a fin whale, the second largest species on Earth.
The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report finds that the world’s warm-water coral reefs have become the first Earth system to cross its thermal tipping point, putting them at dire risk.
New research shows that dozens of threatened fish species caught in the wild are commonly sold by aquarium retailers in the U.S.
The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen before.
Local advocacy groups argue the ambitious launch schedule could increase pollution, harm wildlife, and disrupt fishing.
Six of the seven sea turtle species are threatened or endangered but that could soon change for the better.
There may be fewer than 100 Rice's whales left in the Gulf of Mexico, but the Department of the Interior doesn't believe that should stop ships from traveling as fast as they choose.
The mysterious group of orcas, living off the coast of Chile, employs particularly grisly hunting methods.
