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September 29, 2016

Warm Pacific Ocean 'blob' facilitated vast toxic algae bloom

A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive bloom of toxic algae last year that ...

September 27, 2016

Spate of whale entanglements could inform regulations

A recent spate of entanglements of rare whales off of New England could help shape future regulations to preserve the ...

September 24, 2016

Warmer waters might prevent baby lobsters from surviving

Baby lobsters might not be able to survive in the ocean's waters if the ocean continues to warm at the expected rate.

September 22, 2016

Studies focus on acidic ocean impact on Dungeness crabs

Millions of pounds of Dungeness crab are pulled from Pacific Northwest waters each year in a more than century-old ritual for ...

September 16, 2016

Review: Robert Glasper Experiment genre hops on 'ArtScience'

Robert Glasper Experiment, "ArtScience" (Blue Note Records) The Robert Glasper Experiment hoists a jazz sail on "ArtScience" ...

September 16, 2016

AP Exclusive: Deep-sea volcano a hotspot for mysterious life

The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky ...

September 14, 2016

Survival of the smallest? Bigger sea species more threatened

In the Earth's oceans these days, the bigger a species is, the more prone it is to die off. That's unheard of in the long ...

September 02, 2016

Love Disney's 'Dory' fish? Soon, you could get your own

Someday soon, you might be able to find Disney's beloved "Dory" in your own aquarium — and the beautiful blue tang fish will ...

August 31, 2016

Rare whale's recovery hurt by entanglements, scientists say

The ability of an endangered whale species to recover is jeopardized by increasing rates of entanglement in fishing gear and ...

August 28, 2016

Scientists exit Hawaii dome after yearlong Mars simulation

Six scientists have completed a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation. For the ...

August 26, 2016

Obama creates world's largest marine protected area

President Barack Obama on Friday expanded a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating a safe zone for tuna, sea ...

August 24, 2016

US anti-whaling group to stop interfering with Japanese

The founder of a radical conservation group made famous by the television show "Whale Wars" says a settlement over ...

August 24, 2016

Underwater expedition off California reveals sunken warship

An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft ...

August 24, 2016

Study: Man-made warming may have started decades earlier

Man-made global warming may have started a few decades earlier than scientists previously figured, a new study suggests.

August 18, 2016

Experts use drift modeling to define new MH370 search zone

Experts hunting for the missing Malaysian airliner are attempting to define a new search area by studying where in the Indian ...

August 18, 2016

Undersea surprise: Big-eyed squid looks more toy than animal

A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn't contain their excitement ...

August 18, 2016

Biologists remove dead conjoined twin from endangered turtle

Marine biologists in southern Italy have separated conjoined twin loggerhead turtles and released the surviving newborn into ...

August 15, 2016

Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world

The underwater webcam attached to Hayley Shephard's boat captures what at first appear to be green glowing orbs as she motors ...

August 13, 2016

US agency studies how to detect algae bloom outbreaks

Scientists spent this week studying how nutrient levels contribute to algae blooms on the heels of this summer's massive ...