Taylor Swift wore a Monterey Bay Aquarium sea otter T-shirt that helped raise more than $2 million. But now the crustaceans ...

The new Star Seeker recently departed from the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, for a series of sea trials.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...

Already, the new kelp is helping the ecosystem show glimpses of its former self. During a recent dive, a plump sunflower sea ...

The late actor’s son, Chris Candy, reflects on his father’s drives and demons in the Hall of Ocean Life with Colin Hanks, the ...

Starfish are among the most captivating marine creatures, showcasing incredible diversity in form and size. Some species grow ...

Taylor Swift's new album film includes an Easter egg that's proving to be a boon for sea otters in Northern California. She wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter conservation T-shirt, sparking ...

A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit has raised about $1.4 million of its $40-million target to protect California coastal sea ...

Before 2013, divers on North America's west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp eaters, were a favorite food of the coast's iconic sunflower sea stars. The ...

A sunflower sea star may be about to snack on some sea urchins in California. Brent Durand/Moment via Getty Images Before 2013, divers on North America’s west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rebecca Vega Thurber, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) ...