A study reveals how bacteria present in marine particles maintain the oceanic nitrogen cycle, providing ecological stability ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are ...

Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when faced with marine ...

Vietnam’s first marine protected area, Nha Trang Bay, has lost nearly 200 hectares (494 acres) of coral reef since its ...

Scientists say they have discovered a new species of methane-powered spiders that live at the bottom of the ocean.

The heat is on as the summer surf season starts Friday, June 20. The ocean temperature has reached the mid-60s. Two ...

Two South Boston beaches earned perfect scores in a new water quality report for marine beaches, but others are still ...