A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.

Dr. Quenton Fontenot, a professor at Nicholls State University, immerses students and communities in the captivating world of fish biology. As a key figure in the biology department, Dr. Fontenots’ ...

Over 800 marine species have recently been discovered including a guitar-shaped shark off the coast of Mozambique. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to marine biologist, Lucy Woodall.

A team of scientists with the Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, in the U.K. has found ...

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance for local students interested in marine sciences coming up, and the date to apply is approaching soon. The University of Hawaii’s Summer Marine ...

Marine biologists are taking action to preserve sea life after floating debris from the wildfires has blocked underwater plants from receiving sunlight, killing them.

Sensors attached to animals gather valuable data to track and mitigate the human influence on marine life. The Kobe ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body -- closer ...

The Science Division has announced that Erika Zavaleta, a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, has won its 2023-24 Outstanding Faculty Award. The annual prize is the ...

The study, published in BMC Biology, also found that sea anemones lack these sugar ... Vincent Laudet, head of OIST’s Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit emphasized that this is likely just one part of a complex ...

Pope Francis has appointed a NASA geophysicist, a Harvard genetics professor, and a Chinese embryonic development researcher among five new members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the ...

The ocean is no doubt our planet’s last great frontier, with deep sea flora and fauna still very much a mystery to humanity. But now researchers say that after 40 years of scouring the planet’ ...