Scientists studying Korea’s Haenyeo divers have uncovered genetic traits linked to blood pressure and pain tolerance.

Ronan the sea lion burst to fame about a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. At age 15, she's still got ...

San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center will soon phase out operations after failing to secure ...

When scientists label a whale’s death as part of an unusual mortality event, or UME, that doesn’t mean that the whale’s cause ...

A research ship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be in the waters of the Marianas beginning April 15 as scientists study the health of coral reefs in the region.

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment -- even while pregnant. A study ...

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may ...

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered ...

Joel Harrison Gayford, a marine biologist at James Cook University, in Australia, who specializes in research focused on ...

The University of Brighton has made a breakthrough in monitoring sea pollution and seafood safety. Researchers at the ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the ...