Biosphere 2's Ocean Habitat is welcoming corals for the first time in over 30 years, potentially aiding global coral reef ...

The footage revealed surprisingly diverse habitats like sponge gardens, coral reefs, and kelp reefs. Videos from seals, dolphins, and sea lions can help scientists map uncharted parts of the ocean.

By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the ...

As the world faces environmental challenges and seeks new opportunities, the idea of underwater living is gaining serious momentum. While lunar and Martian colonies make headlines, scientists and ...

Across nine regions, IUCN located 816 areas where at least one threatened species of sharks and rays hosts key activities.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for the threatened Nassau grouper. The agency’s final rule protects more than 900 square miles ...

PORTLAND, Maine — This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish. The ...

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to survive. From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many ...

When a dive center in a flooded quarry near Bristol, in the UK, was suddenly shut down in early 2022, many recreational scuba divers were left scratching their heads. Almost two years later, they got ...

An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies just a few meters above the seafloor and has only been sampled a handful of times. A ...

PORTLAND, Maine — This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish. The ...