Young puffins have to leave their burrows alone, without the help of their parents, and find the ocean. Every year, local Icelanders set out to help.

Normally, hermit crabs protect their naturally soft bodies by finding and inhabiting a discarded snail shell. However, like many marine animal populations, snail populations are declining and snail ...

The Environment Authority used this tragedy as an opportunity. Officials issue warning after discovering disturbing cause of ...

Awe-inspiring photographs of wildlife chosen from a record 60,636 entries to the prestigious Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition by the Natural History Museum of London.

Scientists examined flat oysters cultivated in two Mediterranean locations: the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas. All specimens ...

Oceana sat down with Dr. Heather J. Lynch to learn more about her work with Antarctic penguins and the important role they ...

Dramatic, weird, funny photos celebrating our oceans' wonders, the human connection with the sea and its creatures and highlighting the urgent need to protect them.

Many researchers described the process of transporting samples as bureaucratic and complicated. Some noted that universities ...

A rare whale died off the coast of Honduras after ingesting a plastic bag in what's been described as a "tragic event." ...

A total 494 of common dolphins and 479 baleen whales had stranded over the 30-year period, according to the research. The ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the major threats to our oceans, rivers, and lakes. Every year, tons of plastic waste ...