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Researchers leading a deep-sea expedition off the coast of Chile have managed to potentially uncover more than 100 previously unknown marine species as well as a handful of never-before-seen underwater mountains.

Discover St. Augustine’s waters in this special course led by local marine biologist Terran McGinnis of Marineland Dolphin Adventure.

Cal Poly’s Center for Coastal Marine Sciences will host an open house for the Cal Poly Pier at Avila Beach on Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Researchers examine the main environmental short and long-term considerations, both to help inform the humanitarian response and later recovery in Libya. They also reflect on how years of conflict and insecurity in Libya contributed to the disaster.

Dolphins are among the most intelligent marine creatures. They’re alert, playful and adorable. If you’d like to encounter them in a supervised environment, here are a few tips. Don’t wear sunblock or sun tan lotion, as these can irritate the dolphin’s sensitive skin. Wear a life jacket, unless you’re snorkeling. Pay attention to the safety… Continue reading Swim with the Dolphins in These Five Destinations

The blue whale and other baleen whales, the gentle giants of the sea, sift huge quantities of tiny prey from ocean water using a filter-feeding system in their mouths. Fossils unearthed in China's Hubei Province indicate that a curious marine reptile called Hupehsuchus nanchangensis that lived 248 million years ago in the Triassic Period employed a similar system during a time of tremendous evolutionary innovation following Earth's worst mass extinction. Unlike the blue whale, today&...

It seems the underwater volcano in the waters off Canada's Pacific Coast is not extinct after all. Experts found out that it still spews hot fluid until now. Read more here.

Researchers discovered that an underwater volcano nearly a mile beneath the surface off the Pacific coast of Canada is spouting hot fluid, providing a little-known species of skate with an ideal nursery.

Strange and unfamiliar creatures can be found in every nook and cranny of our world. But one can not deny that a host of deep-sea animals seem unreal! An Instagram user, Maulyadi Salasanto, known online as Pelacak Alam, showed the bizarre wonders lurking under the Bali sea in viral videos. 👍 Weirdest Deep-Sea Creatures! From Green Brittle Star to Cowrie Snail, Man Shows The Bizarre Sea Animals Living Under Bali Sea That Inhabit The Same Planet As Us (Watch Videos).

A chemical called "6PPD-quinone" has been responsible for killing salmon in urban streams.