Alisa Schulman-Janiger, a marine biologist, cetacean researcher and educator, was honored on Sunday, Dec. 1 for her 40 years of dedication to the ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project. In a ...

New research shows the effects of marine heat waves on sponges could be much more severe as temperatures rise. More intense ...

For many years, the deep ocean has been seen as a nutrient-poor environment where microbes living in the water survive on ...

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time. That’s ...

If you spend time on a boat, snorkeling, or looking at fish tanks, you may quickly realize that life underwater looks incredibly different than animals and other life that lives on the surface.

A new study out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa is giving scientists a possible glimpse into the future of reefs in Earth’s warming oceans.

Professors, students, and staff filled the room over capacity to hear Lonati’s perspectives on uher research. Lonati utilizes drone technology to observe right whale body conditions, which are used to ...

Scott Rapoport earned his PhD in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 2003. Drawn to Scripps for its unique blend of engineering and marine biology, Rapoport ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate’s effect on California’s coastal waters, a new study led by UC Santa Cruz ...

Professor of marine biology Dr. Kory Evans answers your questions about fish from Twitter. Why are orcas attacking boats? What is the fastest creature in the sea? How do octopi change colors to match ...