ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is urging boaters, anglers and beachgoers in Calvert, Charles and St ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the long ...

The avian influenza outbreak that put some of California’s most beloved marine mammal and sea bird populations at risk has ...

When a hurricane finally passes and the skies clear, the shoreline it leaves behind tells a story that goes far deeper than broken palm trees and scattered debris. The ocean itself has been turned ...

Known as Dalhousiella yabukii, the worm resides inside a glass sea sponge—a simple marine animal that forms a glass-like skeleton—in the cold, dark waters off the coast of Japan. And it’s just one of ...

It’s estimated that at least one million plants and animals are trafficked each day. The black market is a lucrative business. Illegal animal trades are conducted with no laws other than those they ...

The animals, including puffer fish, lionfish, octopuses, and starfish, spent five days packed in small plastic bags before ...

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Puerto ...

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny ...

Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in a major wildlife trafficking bust at ...

From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in a single year through the Ocean Census initiative.