On the ocean floor, many animals rely not on speed, but on defense. Echinoderms include sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, all sharing unusual body structures and survival strategies. Some are ...

As policymakers meet in Jamaica to develop regulations for mineral exploitation in international waters, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala highlights what’s at stake for Pacific cultures.

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

It's spring break season for Florida's beach towns, and few beaches in the Sunshine State are better-known than Sarasota County's Siesta Beach, named the best beach in the U.S. by Tripadvisor last ...

San Diego’s dining and nightlife scene is hopping this month, with a mix of festive celebrations, new openings, and ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take millions of years to form, but that is giving scientists ample time to glean ...

Off the rocky coast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, a group of divers descends into cold Atlantic water hoping to encounter one of the ocean’s most curious animals: gray seals. Unlike many marine animals, ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a long-delayed spacewalk today (March 18), and you can watch the action live. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will venture outside the International ...

New Zealand's Department of Conservation launched a live stream of a kākāpō nest home to a 24-year-old female, one of 236 ...

There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover found it more than 35 meters beneath Jezero Crater ...