As the oceans acidify, plankton that depend on calcium carbonate struggle to form their shells, which protect them from predators and give their bodies structure. Coccolithophores, a phytoplankton ...

Plankton are microscopic plants and animals that make up the base of the marine food chain, meaning they are a basic source of energy for marine life all the way up to large predators like sharks ...

A rare oarfish, often called the "doomsday fish," was spotted in Mexico—just days after another deep-sea creature, a deep-sea ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales – those that eat using a system in their mouths to sieve their ...

Copepods, a small type of plankton that drift in the sea ... they jump out of the water and into the air to escape predators, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding of global ocean health, according to the authors of a new study.

The Nashville Predators lost 5-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday at Honda Center, ending their season high five-game winning streak. The Ducks scored three goals in the second period to build a ...