A surfer rides a wave as bioluminescent plankton lights up the surf in Newport Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) On the other hand, plankton can also lead to high economic costs when harmful ...

Love them or hate them, sharks are a vital part of the Earth's ecosystem. Here are some of the places where you may be most ...

On June 4, 2025, at Jin Hai Beach in Weihai, Shandong, eastern China, glowing blue bioluminescent “blue tears” appeared as a ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

If Norman Rockwell had painted a picture of the perfect beach town, you’d likely see the colorful umbrellas and turquoise ...

The Ostego Bay Marine Science Center Foundation’s summer camp of exploring the Gulf and the outdoors while learning about science, is entering the final weeks of weekday camp on Fort Myers Beach. A ...

Whale sharks, coral reefs and safari tents amid the dunes: this remote lodge immerses travellers in Western Australia’s ...

Thousands of dead jellyfish have covered the entire length of Ayr beach just hours before a heatwave. Stacks of the sea ...

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is just a short drive of the road from Marco Island in South Naples.

Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime ...

Between Discovery’s Shark Week and National Geographic’s SharkFest, for decades, shark-related programming has been the apex ...