When Nicole Yen isn’t in the ocean herself, she’s studying its mysteries and inspiring the next generation of scientists to dive in and explore it, too. She discovered her love for the ocean and its ...

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

Applications are open now for the NEW Introduction to Marine Biology, Environmental Science and Sustainability CertHE at UHI Shetland, a hands-on course rooted in one of the UK’s most distinctive ...

Billions of mussels scorched and baby birds dropping from sweltering nests: North America's 2021 heat wave caused a cascade ...

A newborn cannot speak, read, or walk. Yet moments after entering the world, the infant brain already responds to rhythm and ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans’ delicate chemical and biological balance. A new study demonstrates that the microbes may ...

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans' delicate chemical and biological balance. However, a study published in Proceedings of the ...

In 1903, former UW zoology professor Trevor Kincaid and UW botany professor T.C. Frye founded what is now called the Friday Harbor Laboratories in the San Juan Islands. The islands’ rich and diverse ...

The year-long algal bloom along the South Australian coastline has not only devastated marine life and triggered health risks for humans and pets: it has also had a significant psychological impact on ...