The Burke Museum hosted a book club meeting Feb. 19, discussing “Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State” by Elizabeth Nesbitt and David B. Williams. This e ...

Human activity from ships, snowmobiles, machinery and aircraft is contributing to making Arctic waters louder.

The nearly 80-year-old disc resided in the archives of the the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for decades and may hold the secret to learning about changes in whale behavior over time ...

Submarine volcanoes, active faults, internal waves, and a region with potential for renewable energy were surveyed in the Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and southern Philippine Sea, reported by scientists fro ...

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from ...

Michael Patrick O'Neill has captured amazing photos of leatherback turtles, hammerhead sharks, mating seahorses, many living ...

Archivists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the earliest known whale song recording, taken almost 80 ...

An official calls it 'voracious, predatory real estate,' reflecting that the vast construction site is disrupting the traditional Cycladic architecture.

The Hunga Volcano eruption in January 2022 off the coast of Tonga did more than produce a spectacular explosion visible from ...

The Andaman Islands aren't just India's tropical islands. They're proof that you don't need to leave the country for world-class beaches, diving, and island paradise experiences.

The more widely accepted theory suggests that the pulse is the result of oceanic waves striking the continental shelf. They hit the shallow curved slope which acts like a giant, rhythmic drumstick ...

Dogs go "woof", cats go "meow" and cows go "moo"—but just what noises do fish make to 'speak' to each other? Well, scientists have identified and matched underwater sounds to specific fish species ...