Explore seven jelly creatures found off the Oregon coast, from Velella velella and moon jellies to giant lion’s mane, with graphics showing size, stings and other key facts.

The Joro spider, a bright yellow species that can grow as large as a human hand, has now pushed across Mississippi as it continues spreading across the United States. Native to Asia, this spider has ...

Forty years of data collected by Scripps Institution of Oceanography tracks the West Coast's largest giant kelp forest.

Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it’s staged a remarkable comeback ...

Passengers and crew on a boat headed from Ventura to Santa Cruz Island spotted a 20-foot basking shark this week. Here's what ...

The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one parent holding fast to the hard bottom might come as many as 150 stipes.

They move like living question marks, anchoring themselves with delicate tails while their eyes swivel independently to scan the water around them. They ...

And after a years-long absence, they are back, nine strong, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on ...

The important thing to know about Sea Creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that which ones spawn in March will ...

Nature does it again! The natural world has a knack for giving us the blueprints for some useful technologies, and the humble sea urchin is the latest contributor. Scientists have designed a new class ...

Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert is in the Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA, and the Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, ...

“Kelp is a community resource enjoyed by many, and it will take all of us to understand and protect it for future generations.” ...