"As our communities continue to grow, ocean literacy and water safety must become part of how we prepare the next generation," writes Our Ocean Backyard columnist Tracey Weiss. "Supporting our ...

In 1991, NASA sent jellyfish into orbit as part of an experiment to understand how microgravity affects an organism's sense of balance. The mission carried Aurelia jellyfish polyps aboard the space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 245 million-year-old fossil from China reveals how early reptiles adapted to the sea, preserving both skeleton and digestive ...

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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 4‑H agents were honored for their outstanding leadership and service to youth development ...

Discover the threats that are driving orangutans toward extinction, and learn how conservation efforts can help protect them.

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Stockton University received a $2.44 million grant from Pro-NJ Trust to improve and expand its Marine Field Station, ...

The use of explosives to kill fish is widespread across the tropics, and acoustic monitoring in an Indonesian archipelago ...

You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Those are just two signs that a marine heat wave has swept through the sea. Marine heat waves happen when the ...