Oceans

A massive outbreak of a potentially deadly bacterial infection is affecting hundreds of sea lions in California, a rescue center says.

Scientists have discovered eerie "singing" sounds coming from ice shelves in Antarctica as they observed seismic changes to the Ross Ice Shelf.

Researchers have discovered a volcanic ‘lost world’ off the coast of Tasmania that is serving as a biodiversity hotspot.

Scientists have discovered a stunning volcanic ‘lost world’ off the coast of Tasmania.

The odds were definitely against a Maine fisherman, who recently pulled a calico lobster from the sea in what some would say is the catch of a lifetime.

New Jersey locals had to do a double take when they discovered nearby beaches were littered with bright blue sea critters. The odd-looking creatures were shades of green and blue and had long, dark tenticles.

In the midst of discovering a brand new species of fish, a team of researchers missed a huge shark swimming above them when they were diving hundreds of feet into the Atlantic Ocean’s depths.

NASA’s new $1 billion satellite will give humanity a stronger, data-backed vision of exactly how fast Earth’s ice is melting.

An angler in Georgia recently reeled in a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle off a pier in Tybee Island.

A New Zealand family stumbled upon a massive jelly-like blob on a beach early Monday.