A whale shark swims beside a plastic bag in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Although whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, they're still threatened by ingesting small bits of plastic.

"The reef is located just 1.5 nautical miles from the shore." Divers capture video of heartbreaking scene while exploring ...

Unmissable amid Riverkeeper's Fish Migration Celebration were a series of large-scale marine animal puppets by Greg Corbino.

A celebration of ocean conservation, storytelling and science came to life as a prelude to World Ocean Day during the Guy ...

In the heart of Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, a silent storm is mounting – one not of wind or waves, but of waste.

Tourism, climate change, redevelopment and nature threaten the existence of some of the world’s most amazing sites, but – ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches, a new study finds.

Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when toxins in the oceans make landfall they imperil the health and well-being of more than 3 billion people, according to a new report by an ...

MORGANTOWN — When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian ...

Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the ...

The project is a continuation of the observatory’s partnership with the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and Monaco’s Prince Albert II. But its scope extends far beyond the impact on ocean pollution, the ...