These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are ...

May is upon us and warm temperatures beckon all to enjoy the outdoors of Maryland. Fishing is one of the best ways to enjoy ...

What lives off the Northwest coasts of Spain and shrinks to one-fifth of its size when alarmed? Enter the accordion worm.

Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the ...

In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite ...

It’s called drift snorkeling, and the water’s guiding them over Ningaloo, one of the world’s longest near-shore reefs, revealing coral that’s as white as the sand on the sea floor ...

The Philippines is investigating claims that sand dredged from its coastal waters has been used in China’s artificial island construction in disputed parts of the South China Sea, raising ...

May 8, 2025 — A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not just those on the coasts, where relative sea level is a ...

This new species of annelid worm was found in deep sea sediments near methane seeps off the Pacific coast of central America. Anguillosyllis have an interesting evolutionary placement within Syllidae ...