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Tsunami Waves Amplified by Buildings.

Ranging from goblin spiders to glow-in-the-dark sharks, spanning six continents and three oceans, these discoveries add to the family tree of life on Earth.

Sea Urchins Destroy Reef Building Algae in Overfished Sites on Kenya's Coast.

The increased frequency of drought observed in eastern Africa over the last 20 years is likely to continue as long as global temperatures continue to rise, according to new research published in Climate Dynamics.

Method based on field data performs better than traditional management forecast tools.

Method based on field data performs better than traditional management forecast tools.

Team constructs new family tree for group of nudibranchs; discovers color mimics

New study co-authored by Scripps Oceanography identifies Corazon's Damsel, a previously unknown species of damselfish found off Madagascar.

Scientists examine a weather phenomenon central to the lives of billions from multiple angles.

Deadly, Rare Tropical Cyclone Hits Somalia.

Sumatra coastal cave records stunning tsunami history.

Understanding subduction zone earthquakes.

Understanding subduction zone earthquakes.

Reef sharks in remote Chagos archipelago hit by big population decline.

Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in ASHMORE Reef Marine Park.

Highly mobile marine megafauna species, while widely distributed and frequently threatened, often aggregate in distinct localized habitats. Implementation of local management initiatives within these hotspots is more achievable than developing effective conservation strategies that encompass their entire distributions. Such measures have the potential for disproportionate population-level benefits but rely on a detailed understanding of spatiotemporal habitat use. To that end, we examined the residency and small-scale habitat use of 51 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) over 5 years at an aggregation site in Tanzania using passive acoustic telemetry. Whale sharks were highly resident within and across years, with a combined maximum residency index of 0.39. Although fewer sharks were detected from March to September, residency was high throughout the year. Ancillary photographic-identification data showed that individual residency persisted before and after tag attachment. Kernel utilization distributions (KUD) and movement networks both revealed the same spatiotemporal pattern of habitat use, with a small core habitat (50% KUD area for all sharks combined = 12.99 km2) that predictably changed on a seasonal basis. Activity spaces did not differ with time of day, sex, or size of the sharks, indicating a population-level pattern driven by prey availability. The small and predictable core habitat area at this site means that site-based management options to reduce shark injuries and mortality from boat strike and fishing gear entanglement can be spatially targeted for maximum effectiveness and compliance by human users.

In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people's migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places.

In the last 50 years, oxygen-deficient zones in the open ocean have increased. Scientists have attributed this development to rising global temperatures: Less oxygen dissolves in warmer water, and the tropical ocean's layers can become more stratified.