The Ocean Quahog has turned heads with its astonishing lifespan. Found in the icy depths of the North Atlantic, these ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - A local non-profit wildlife rescue is bracing for colder weather, which may pose severe issues ...

More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses ...

But there’s another, lesser-known and understudied kind of coral that’s completely solitary. And some of these animals, known as mushroom corals, can walk. “They’re very little,” said Brett Lewis, a ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

As if the melting of Arctic sea ice wasn't alarming enough already ... who rely heavily on the ocean's bounties as a source of food. The ocean provides about 17% of the world's per capita consumption ...

fish and sea mammals — that are consumed as part of a traditional healthy diet in many Arctic communities. Hunting, harvesting animals, and preparing animal skins as well as owning sled dogs are ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

The largest sea is the Mediterranean Sea, covering about 1.14 million square miles. The smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean, covering an area of 5.4 million square miles. Seas are usually located ...