Humpback whales - those beautiful songbirds of the cetacean world - may have another behavioral trait that sets them apart from the other b...

I was reading an interesting editorial in the latest issue of TIME , Leaving a Good Legacy , written by William Antholis and Strobe Talbot...

Marine parks serve a vital role in protecting regional marine ecosystems which then often serve to benefit the biodiversity of larger open o...

Next Tuesday, June 8th, will be World Oceans Day 2010 . I can't believe it's been a year already since the last time I mentioned th...

Regarding coral reefs, it has been said that when water conditions are less than optimal and algae is allowed to run rampant - often the res...

Seamounts are fascinating oceanic structures - mountains really, rising up from the sea floor, pushed up by volcanic forces. While a seamo...

And speaking one more time of sharks, today turned out to be a landmark day for Hawaii and all of the islands' proponents of shark conse...

Great white sharks are known for their ability to ambush and capture large prey, like seals, sea lions, or elephant seals - a common prey b...

While oil pollution is, understandably, capturing a lot of our attention of late, there are other forms of ocean pollution that need our con...

There are places throughout the world that can serve as both a unique oasis of ecological development and a microcosm of the world as a whol...