“Aye-aye, captain!” would be the proper response from any ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ fan. But you don’t have to dive millions of nautical miles to Bikini Bottom to immerse yourself into the animated ...

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as ...

Invasive fish species can drive out native species, upsetting the balance of the ecosystems in which they appear. One of the ...

EXPERTS BEFORE THE FIRST SAMPLES ARE TAKEN TOMORROW. BEHIND ME IS THE LAKE GUARDIAN, THE EPA’S RESEARCH VESSEL THAT WILL BE EXPLORING THE GREAT LAKES FOR A MONTH, FINDING WHAT THE WATER QUALITY IS ...

Since their entry into U.S. waterways in the 1960s and 1970s, invasive carp have surged across the Mississippi River Basin.

The Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri Coast Fisheries are working to protect Missouri waterways from an invasive – and jumpy – species. The groups are removing invasive silver carp, ...

Likely measuring more than 5 meters (16 ft) in length, Titanichthys was a giant armored fish that swam the oceans 380 million years ago. It may sound intimidating, but new research suggests that it ...

Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

In lieu of shark week I thought it would be prudent to give everyone some useful information. So, about a week ago I heard from several people that a basking shark was sighted off Hampton Beach. In ...