The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

Scientists expect even more new species to emerge from the region. Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international ...

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species. Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help ...

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito wants to protect marine creatures from well-meaning humans. That's after a study ...

Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine mammals aren’t safe yet An aerial view of surfers waiting for a set at Dog Beach in Huntington Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

A toxic algal bloom leaving an increasing number of marine mammals stranded along Southern California beaches shows no signs of subsiding and “will only get worse,” officials said Monday.

Kayakers and paddleboarders enjoying Scotland's coastlines may be unknowingly disturbing marine mammals, according to new research highlighting the growing pressures faced by whales, dolphins and ...

Two killer whales are seen breaching in Alaska waters on June 9, 2005. Killer whales, also known as orcas, and other marine mammals have been killed after becoming entangled in trawl gear used in ...