Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away. New evidence of synchronized diving between ...

The ocean feels infinite. If you were to start swimming from shore, it’s easy to believe—fitness and oxygen aside—you could continue forever. That’s a far different experience to overland travel, ...

Seabirds are among the most threatened bird groups in the world, with nearly one-third at risk of extinction. In a new study, ...

Aboard the Alkor, a 55-meter oceanographic vessel anchored in the Baltic Sea several kilometers from the German port city of Kiel, engineer Henrik Schönheit grips a joystick-like lever in his fist. He ...

One Great Shot: Are You Ready for This, Jelly? During a nighttime dive, a veteran underwater photographer captured a tiny fish’s cunning effort to find a safe spot in a dark sea.

The Canadian government and the Ehattesaht First Nation dropped a huge chunk of change trying to save the stranded killer whale kʷiisaḥiʔis (Brave Little Hunter). Now, they’re wondering how to make up ...

After a nearly 30-year hiatus, Atlantic Canada’s redfish fishery is coming back. But as opening day draws nearer, concerns about its viability are mounting.

Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money.