The consequences can be deadly for both marine and human life. Scientists issue warning over surprising effects of emerging ocean phenomenon: 'Particularly impactful' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The ocean is a wild habitat where any keen beachgoer could spy a myriad of marine life that comes covered in shells or swims ...

A growing number of restaurants nationwide are participating in "Green Crab Week," a yearly initiative to promote the ...

A 1986 catch in Somalia’s Gulf of Aden is now identified as a new slender barracudina species, Stemonosudis adenensis, and it is the only known specimen of its species.

The high seas of the dinosaur era were teeming with a plethora of squids, a new study has found. Using a new technique for analyzing fossils locked away in chunks of rock, paleontologists in Japan and ...

Experts urge the importance in knowing the crucial role invasive species play in areas like the economy, ecology, human health and recreation.

It's not every day that a species makes it off the endangered list — but the Colorado hookless cactus is having a good year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently reported that the ...

Scientists found a sea creature with “prickles” on its “eyeball skin” off the coast of Japan and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Thousands of feet down in ...

Roy Boy's Clam Shack and Champlin's Seafood Deck are competing in the final round of The Providence Journal's best clam shack bracket challenge. Over 45,000 votes were cast in the third round ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake Michigan.

Scientists found big bottom-dwelling fish with wide head, long snout in rivers of Yunnan & discovered new species: protos catfish, study said & photo shows.