It's 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has ...

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

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, a new study finds. The team seeks to help ...

Learn more about the marine fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up Hawai’i’s beaches.

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...

Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

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

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.