The number and activity of tropical cyclones and depressions over the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, ...

A critically endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtle is now on view in the “Rivers to the Sea” gallery.

Known as Dalhousiella yabukii, the worm resides inside a glass sea sponge—a simple marine animal that forms a glass-like skeleton—in the cold, dark waters off the coast of Japan. And it’s just one of ...

A Washington tourist faces federal charges after prosecutors said he threw a rock toward Lani, an endangered Hawaiian monk ...

Most of the world’s reef-building coral species are now considered endangered and 44% of corals globally are at risk of extinction, spelling trouble for nearly a quarter of the marine life that ...

SeaWorld through its SeaWorld Rescue team has surpassed the milestone of rescuing 43,000 injured, sick and orphaned animals, underscoring the continuing need to help animals in the wild. Early in May, ...

The little blue octopus as seen from the submersible. Editor at Large Nature can be a lot of things—beautiful, bloody, sweet, ...

The environment is now home to animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth, earning its nickname “Galapagos of North America.” A human-caused wildfire now threatens those unique animals and plants ...

Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species–the blue and fin—offers new hope for the future of the ...

There is something moving about volunteers and marine professionals working together on open water to free an entangled whale ...

Camden’s Adventure Aquarium is now home to five spotted eagle rays, an endangered type of string ray. After making their ...

May 23 is World Turtle Day, and if there is anyone celebrating that day, it’s Dr. Katrina Phillips. She is a senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab who specializes in sea turtles.