Discover the remarkable story of the Petronius oil rig, an engineering marvel situated in the Gulf of Mexico. This video ...

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...

In the late 1890s, naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan made a compelling argument for the United States’ possession of Hawaii. Those interested in the annexation of Greenland might take note.

Meet Contender. He’s nearly 14 feet long and 1,700 pounds, and took a 5,300-mile journey to Canada before returning to his ...

For decades, the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs has stood as a symbol of total planetary devastation. But ...

The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

Piles of stinky sargassum washing up of Gulf Coast shores have been a turnoff to tourists, which is hurting local economies, ...

The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on the Gulf's sea floor, drawing concern from environmental groups.

Captiva Island, a tiny barrier island off the coast of Fort Myers near Sanibel Island, is the perfect place to go for a ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

More than a fifth of the global ocean has gradually lost underwater light. But short, intense “marine darkwaves” can be just ...