The Portuguese man-of-war, or Physalia, is a jelly-like creature that uses a special gas-filled balloon to float on the sea ...

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

Asha de Vos’ first attempt to save the whales was at age 6. She created a poster featuring the huge marine mammals with details that were more artistic than scientific. “When you looked at it, it was ...

As the origin of life and supplier of the oxygen we breathe, the ocean has given us so much without asking for anything in return – which is why I felt the need to give back to it from a very young ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. When I ...

According to Eric Hancock, spider crabs dance. At least, he likes to think so. Each day at work, the marine biologist walks over to the 500-gallon tank that houses 11 common spider crabs, ranging in ...

For the first time, scientists have calculated a detailed “energetic budget” for Hawaiʻi’s short-finned pilot whales, ...

In research published in Global Change Biology, investigators have examined DNA within ocean bottom sediment cores to assess changes in living organisms within one of the world's most productive ...