marine animals

Brazilian Biodiversity Information System is bringing Brazil's biological diversity to the internet

As one of the most biologically diverse countries on Earth, Brazil is taking steps to consolidate all of the nation’s...

Plastic pollution is becoming a major problem for ocean wildlife. Organisms that ingest plastics are subject to...

Iceland has just approved the killing of 2,000 whales over the course of the next five years. The country's government...

A new study suggests that the old saying about history repeating itself is absolutely true. In this case, history...

The Bahamas is famous for its large conch population, but some studies claim that could change significantly over...

Shark finning has sparked numerous controversies for the horrible act of animal cruelty that has led to the banning...

Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...

Just in time for the 30th Anniversary of Discovery Channel's popular Shark Week, a new map shows the interaction...

Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much...

Five years ago, millions of sea stars off the west coast of North America were killed by a mysterious virus that...

Researchers have identified the first recognized giant manta ray nursery in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine...

A tiny seahorse named Frito received a second chance at life after being trapped in fishing line. Florida resident...

Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences have created a new device that can capture and transport deep-sea creatures...

A small male pilot whale, found unable to breath or move in a canal in Thailand last week, has died from large...

With coral reefs under threat worldwide, researchers in Florida are racing to understand and treat a mysterious...