In the waters off New England, one of Earth's rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale ...

Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme ...

North Atlantic Right Whales face threats. Scientists use NASA satellites to monitor their food source, Calanus finmarchicus.

The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers. Multiple basking sharks were seen off Plymouth Friday morning. Shark ...

There is an extraordinary world, invisible to the naked eye, that governs the life of the ocean and thus the planet: plankton ...

This North Atlantic right whale, named "Bowtie," was spotted feeding in southern Maine waters in January 2025. A new ...

Whales don't remain in the same location throughout the year. They migrate thousands of kilometres between their feeding and ...

I kicked off my talk with a story first recalled as comic anecdote, but which, in hindsight, had changed my life enough to ...

These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are ...

Single-use plastics like sachets, sando bags, straws, diapers and bottles account for half the plastics made today.

Without an ice layer on the ocean's surface, the light penetrating the waters changes, affecting the type of algae and ...