As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...

Learn how researchers use archaeological techniques to show how sea turtle shells grow in layers that capture chemical clues ...

By Edward Carver The documentary A Life Illuminated will make its Washington, D.C., premiere on March 19, the first night of ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

When Nicole Yen isn’t in the ocean herself, she’s studying its mysteries and inspiring the next generation of scientists to dive in and explore it, too. She discovered her love for the ocean and its ...

Today in bizarre contrarian news, as Boyan Slat’s Ocean Cleanups zigzag the seas cleaning up humanity’s great mess, Georgetown University Marine Ecologist Rebecca Helm—a PhD with stints beneath her ...

Daniel Costa has been studying how elephant seals, whales, and other marine animals interact with their watery environment since he started his graduate work at UC Santa Cruz in 1974. Now a professor ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight in this crucial region guide marine creatures and maintain global ...

(WPRI) — Marine biologists with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) made a rare catch while working in local waters this past month. In a social media post shared Tuesday ...