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October 20, 2015

New scientific study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic floating in world's oceans

A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans. That's enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks.

October 20, 2015

Critically endangered porpoise could be extinct in four years

The rarest and most endangered marine mammal in the world could go extinct in four years without stepped-up enforcement measures, new research suggests

October 20, 2015

Deep, hidden trench discovered beneath Antarctic glacier

Ice-penetrating radar has uncovered a previously unknown ice-covered trench, and other detailed terrain, in the bedrock hidden beneath two massive, bluish glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica

October 20, 2015

Thousands watch as scientists dissect colossal squid

Back in December 2013, Capt. John Bennett and his fishing crew reeled in an unexpected catch in Antarctica’s Ross Sea – a 770-pound colossal squid.

October 20, 2015

Shark skin-like surfaces may ward off hospital superbugs

A material that mimics shark skin, covered with tiny ridges and groves, may help reduce the spread of bacteria in hospitals, a new study suggests

October 20, 2015

Researchers studying 'aliens of the sea' to uncover secrets of regeneration

Researcher Leonid Moroz emerges from a dive off the Florida Keys and gleefully displays a plastic bag holding a creature that shimmers like an opal in the seawater.

October 20, 2015

Russian reconnaissance satellite to hit Earth Sunday

Fragments of a defunct Russian reconnaissance satellite have reportedly burned up in the atmosphere.

October 20, 2015

Cold-water coral found growing off Greenland

A cold-water coral that thrives in deep, dark water has been found growing off the shore of Greenland as a reef for the first time, scientists report.

October 20, 2015

Dive signals more treasure at US pirate ship wreck

A recent dive at the site of the only authenticated pirate ship wreck in U.S. waters has signaled the possible location of even greater treasures.

October 20, 2015

Virus likely causing mass dolphin die-off, NOAA says

Federal officials identified a virus Tuesday as the likely reason hundreds of bottlenose dolphins died along the East Coast, but they say there's little they can do to stop the deaths.