With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...

Fish in the wild can tell humans apart! A study found that seabream recognize individual divers, following those who feed them while ignoring others. For years, scientific divers at a Mediterranean re ...

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has been awarded a prime position on a competitive, multi-year contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM), securing its role in ...

The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in ...

UC San Diego faculty members Vashan Wright and Xiaolong Wang have been selected to receive 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships, a ...

Coral reefs rely on a symbiosis between the coral itself and dinoflagellates, which harness sunlight to produce sugars, which they provide to the coral in return for protection and a place to grow.

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed ...

When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing how krill are faring in the oceans is important, because although they ...

VCU professor, grandson of Boar's Head founder, donates to William & Mary effort to study climate change impacts on coastal ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures from Space. The target of the new research effort ...