The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one ...

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In 1903, former UW zoology professor Trevor Kincaid and UW botany professor T.C. Frye founded what is now called the Friday Harbor Laboratories in the San Juan Islands. The islands’ rich and diverse ...

Shark sightings near Myrtle Beach rise with warmer water. Learn which species appear, why bites are usually accidental and ...

Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

An ODFW spokesperson said the agency will track cases, although they're expected to remain near California's Año Nuevo State ...

Giant kelp forests, an icon of the San Diego coastline, are in retreat as a result of climate change– Off the coast, water ...

The students took part in a mini camp, which can range from one to three days, where they can explore marine biology up close.

Jacksonville Zoo is opening a 330,000-gallon manatee rescue center this March, giving injured sea cows a safe place to ...

Divers in Florida are exploring an underwater mermaid reef near Palm Beach where sculptures double as artificial reefs that ...

The Wadden Sea heritage centre WEC and the University of Utrecht are going to investigate why the seal population in the region is falling despite a higher birth rate. “Seals are flexible and know how ...

How artist Arina Bovenich's job at a remote biology research station transformed into a unique craft practice.