Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the ...

Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the ...

Seahorses belong to the family Sygnathidae, which also includes 300 or so species of pipefish, pipehorses and seadragons. Many pipefish and pipehorses have long, pencil-thin bodies lacking the ...

The ocean hides some of the planet’s most potent venoms inside animals that rarely look dangerous at first glance. A drifting bell, a patterned shell, or a rock-shaped fish can each deliver toxins ...

Explore 25 weird sharks you never heard of! From walking sharks to living fossils and deep-sea mysteries, uncover the ocean's ...

Watch your step. The deadliest animal in your state might not be the predator you'd expect. A new report identified the most dangerous animal in every U.S. state, and while sharks, bears and ...

Gray whale. Merrill Gosho, NOAA - http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/graywhale.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid ...

Investigators with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will review a viral social media video that appeared to show an assault on a California sea lion, officials said. The ...

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why she and other turtles are traveling so far north. The Kemp's ridley is the ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction. By Catrin Einhorn See more of our ...

Topping our list is the magnificent sailfish (Istiophorus), widely recognized as the fastest creature in the ocean. These spectacular fish can reach speeds of up to 68 mph (110 km/h), making them the ...

An environmental group has sued the Trump administration over its failure to grant Endangered Species Act protections to sunflower sea stars, a keystone Pacific Ocean species that lost 90% of its ...