As a nature writer and reporter, I have to constantly be mindful that the issues I bring up in my work will best serve my readers if they ca...

What is a marine toxicologist? Toxicology is the study of toxins and man-made chemicals and their impact on the environment. Turn that foc...

As a follow up to yesterday's post on thresher shark research, another shark news item is making the rounds: tracing the source of shark...

As marine biologists continue to study the physiology and behaviors of sharks, we are learning more and more about these fascinating creatur...

Scuba divers, like myself, like to think that we become one with the ocean every time we put a regulator in our mouths and dip below the sur...

While developments in alternative energy - like solar, wind, and thermal - continue, the harsh truth is that it will be some time before the...

Human populations have an economic attraction to the water. Whether it be oceans, lakes, or rivers - these bodies of water can prove to be ...

Every now and then we get mysteries than can initially defy explanation or fuel the imaginations of those seeking easy justification of cons...

The first shark I ever filmed professionally, to this day, probably remains as my all-time favorite: the great white shark. There are certa...

For ocean conservation, this is a week of remembrance, concern, commitment, and hope. Deepwater Horizon It was one year ago, this Wednesday,...