On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...

The person who found a blue dragon sea slug — whose sting can cause nausea, vomiting, and an allergic skin reaction — and ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp, compared to an “alien” predator, was found entirely by chance. Its ability to infect adult ...

Sea moss (Irish moss) is a type of red seaweed that may offer health benefits, including improving thyroid function, helping manage diabetes, boosting immune health, and more. Keep in mind that ...

London — The Monday collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea "has a high risk of being an environmental disaster in really important protected areas," Naomi Tilley ...

An oil tanker and cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday morning, forcing crew members to abandon ship. Both vessels burst into flames after the crash about ...

a species of sea slug that looks as though it were dropped into the ocean from outer space. Improbably, the work would prove foundational to our understanding of how humans learn about the world ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures ...

Although there are many different kinds of sea slugs, only some can photosynthesize. Even beyond sea slugs, the Elysia chlorotica is the first animal thus far known to photosynthe ...