This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help preserve biodiversity in Earth’s oceans. Why bother measuring animals’ body size? In an article in Global ...

Head Aquarist Nadine Nagata shares her picks of who’s been naughty and nice at Maui Ocean Center. The barracuda’s easygoing demeanor overcomes its intimidating appearance, thus landing itself on ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...

Tamil Nadu's Fisheries Department will install 26,000 artificial reefs in Rameswaram to protect rare marine species and ...

Old World War II bombs resting on the Baltic Sea floor reveal a remarkable marine ecosystem teeming with life.

Cushion starfish is a catch-all term for a variety of starfish species. They are distinctive for their rounded bodies and short arms. The round shape is built on a calcium-rich structure that defends ...

Each year, an estimated 24 billion pounds of plastic flow into the world’s oceans. What often looks like floating debris to humans can resemble food to marine animals. Unable to tell the difference, ...

Marine animals can be fascinating and very beautiful. However, you should not approach some of them. Some fish and jellyfish are highly poisonous, and contact can sometimes be fatal. Read here about ...

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the cushion starfish. These marine animals are famous for their inflated bodies ...