Oceans Deep

While sailing the waters of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, a very compassionate diver spotted a stingray who was helplessly caught in a fishing …

Yet the threats these castles of biodiversity face are mounting. Bill Chadwick has seen things you wouldn’t believe. He’s observed an undersea volcano oozing carbon dioxide, which turned into an eerie, milky liquid under the intense water pressure. “That was crazy,” Chadwick tells Vox. He witnessed …

Meet the sheepshead fish, a common Atlantic coast swimmer with a very crunchy diet. Last week (Aug 3), anglers at Jennette's Pier in North Carolina …

For 20 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been exploring the deep oceans that surround the United States. Their expeditions help them find valuable information that fills in the gaps about what we know in regards to life in the deep sea. A recent expedition off …

People first began whaling at least 4,000 years ago. Has it completely stopped? Whales have been hunted for centuries for their meat, bones, and oil. …

Scientists and biologists are investigating why hundreds of gray whales are dying. Every year, for thousands of years, the giant sea mammals migrate …

The latest advancements in satellite technology are being used to observe wildlife. Off the coast of Canada’s Baffin Island, researchers are tracking …

Story at a glance: A former Louisiana government researcher for marine wildlife says her department fired her after she blew the whistle about a …

A wildlife ranger in Scotland had a rare encounter with an endangered basking shark Monday. In a video shared by the National Trust for Scotland …

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Marine conservationist Amanda Vincent campaigns for the protection of seahorses, which are threatened by industrial fishing and the global wildlife trade.

"Eco-moorings" are being installed at a Dorset beauty spot to provide an alternative to anchors, which can damage seahorse habitats on the seabed. The Seahorse Trust charity and national marina group boatfolk have put the 10 new moorings into Studland Bay. Neil Garrick-Maidment, from the trust, said …

Divers have made a rare sighting of what they say are hundreds of seahorses, a threatened species, in a pollution ravaged lagoon in western Greece, and warn they could be lost if efforts are not made to clean up the lagoon.