To draw sharks to the drum line, each of the floats had a small metal cage to hold chunks of fish that would release odorants ...

After the 1982-1983 El Niño warming event, the coral endemic to the Galápagos Islands experienced sharp population declines ...

Marine biology is the study of all saltwater-based life forms, including ocean life and also life forms in saltwater lakes, from animals and plants through to microscopic organisms.

The mysterious goo, which a marine superintendent found in a ship’s rudder shaft housing comprised a whole new order of ...

Marine biologists may also specialize in particular species, such as cetaceans (better known as whales), or ecosystems like coastal biology. Most marine biologists work in the public, nonprofit or ...

Holton is a marine biologist who specializes in rehab and conservation. “It's passion-led, and it’s what gets me out of bed every day. Knowing I can make a difference in just one animal’s ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

The new species belongs to the Clavelina genus of sea squirts. Tiny and strange, the animal measures just 20 millimetres long ...

Nearly 14,000 volunteers took part in the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, helping to count endangered Galapagos ...

"This is incredibly sad." Experts issue dire warning after thousands of marine animals wash up dead on coastline: 'It's devastating' first appeared on The Cool Down.