This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...

Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate among top species recognized by the World Register of Marine Species Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of ...

A rare sighting in Bali, Indonesia shows a majestic looking sea slug with a unique way of swimming and eating.

Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.

A fossilized skull and jawbones found belonged to a crested dinosaur that lived 95 million years ago— the first new species ...

Following news this week of a southern sea otter's death from avian flu, experts are now saying the disease's outbreak has infected more species of marine mammals along the San Mateo County coast.

For the first time, confirmation of the deadly H5N1 virus has been detected in California's elephant seal population.

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

A mysterious deep-sea squid filmed 4.1 km below the Pacific can disguise itself as the ocean floor, raising new questions about hidden marine life and what we still don’t know.

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...