Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor host a broad range of rare and unusual ecosystems. They can be spread far apart, yet ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life ...

In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, says Geoffrey Trussell, an evolutionary biologist and professor at ...

Deep under the surface of the South China Sea, a new species waits buried in the sand. Matt Hardy via Unsplash More than 4,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, a crack in the seafloor spews gases into ...

In the deep waters of the South China Sea, a new species was discovered near a cold seep thousands of feet deep. Marko Blazevic via Unsplash As you get closer to the bottom of the ocean, it gets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walk the Rhode Island shoreline and you're bound to find something that catches your eye trapped in the sand or tangled in the ...

A sea turtle's shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown. The shell grows with the turtle, ...