The recent capture of an unusual dolphin with an extra set of fins in Japan is shedding light on the country's controversial tradition of "drive hunting."
Scientists have completed sequencing the genome of the California purple urchin—revealing surprising new information about urchins' similarity to humans and their vital role in ocean ecosystems.
A frenzied fish-catch honoring chum salmon happens each year just up the river from a research center's efforts to save the species from local extinction.
Unless humans act now to better manage and protect marine areas, the increasing loss of biodiversity will spell the end for the fish and seafood many people are reliant on, scientists say.
As the deadly BD fungus spreads in the Central American country, researchers scramble to create a safe haven before whole amphibian species are wiped out.
Squeezing out businesses and even environmentalists, South America is trending toward government control of gas deposits, forests, and other natural resources.
A project known as PigeonBlog is using birds carrying high-tech backpacks to create accurate, detailed urban pollution maps. Related projects are also taking flight.
Tons of poisonous sludge dumped in a major Ivory Coast city have led to at least ten deaths and renewed calls for tighter controls over international waste shipments.
