The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has departed ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can ...

A deep-sea creature rarely seen alive has washed ashore in Mexico. Could it be a warning sign of seismic activity, or is it just a natural event?

Researchers have discovered numerous tiny ice quakes occurring deep within Greenland's ice streams. These quakes contribute ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics. Global warming ...

Scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) are to lead critical research into forecasting a significant climate ...