Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water and God help us, if it melts], whales will be swimming in the streets of New York — Jacques Yves Cousteau ...

A new species and genus of a toothy prehistoric fish has been discovered in Socorro County. A paper, published in "Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan" in December ...

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth's surface, but are vital for life on this planet. New research reveals that ...

Protecting our oceans is vital, and while the reasons seem endless, check out these 5 reasons to protect our oceans.

Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as ...

A seaweed foraging adventure along the Oregon coastline - On the wonderfully wild beaches of America’s Pacific northwest, ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

Advances in technology are helping explorers fulfill their purpose: Mapping the ocean floor in tiny detail for the first time.

Eartha, the colossal globe nestled in the heart of Yarmouth, Maine, is here to put your cartographic woes into perspective. Standing at a whopping three stories tall, this gargantuan globe is the ...

This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon ...

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists ...

U.S. and the third hottest in Massachusetts, according to data from NASA and NOAA. New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont saw their ...