It's nesting season for terrapins, and Tybee Island Marine Science Center wants to remind people to slow down when coming on ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

Nancy Knowlton, 75, was born in Evanston, Illinois, but spent nearly every summer of her childhood by the Atlantic Ocean. Her ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - The Tybee Island Marine Science Center announced the second loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season! The center said two volunteers spotted the tracks of the loggerhead ...

Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators. Some populations of this baleen whale species travel upwards of 5,000 miles per year from colder waters to feed, towards warmer tropical ...

In a collaboration between The Conversation and BBC South West, Secrets of the Sea is a new series that showcases local ...

A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in Caribbean reef ecosystems -- from the devastating ...

A decapitated dolphin found in North Carolina has sparked a federal investigation. NOAA is offering a $20,000 reward for tips leading to a conviction.

Karenia mikimotoi — is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say.