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Western Australia shark cull condemned as futile after attacks fall.

Somali Pirates Thwart ... Climate Research?

The balmy islands of Seychelles couldn't feel farther from Antarctica, but their fossil corals could reveal much about the fate of polar ice sheets.

The balmy islands of Seychelles couldn't feel farther from Antarctica, but their fossil corals could reveal much about the fate of polar ice sheets.

Researchers from Florida State University have created a tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the Indian Summer Monsoon - a colossal weather system that affects billions of people annually.

Tracking the Scars of Dolphin-Shark Battles.

Large numbers of dugongs, sea snakes and other marine animals disappeared from the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shark Bay, Western Australia, after a heat wave devastated seagrass meadows, according to recently released research.

- Diego CARDEÑOSA uses DNA to track and monitor the shark fin trade. 99.8 percent of silky shark fins that were sampled originated from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. - This study emphasizes the need for increased monitoring in this region. - The long-term goal of CARDEÑOSA research is to provide information about where shark fins originate in order to better direct more concentrated shark conservation efforts and fisheries management.

A parasite that devastated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and Florida in 2022 has caused another die-off more than 7,000 miles away in the Sea of Oman.

Giant Ocean Vortex Linked to Monsoon.

UM Rosenstiel School Agulhas Current study has important implications for global climate.

Massive seagrass beds in Western Australia's Shark Bay - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - haven't recovered much from the devastating heat wave of 2011, according to a new study demonstrating how certain vital ecosystems may change drastically in a warming climate.

UM Rosenstiel School-led team reveals new details on modern-day stromatolites.

UM Rosenstiel School-led team reveals new details on modern-day stromatolites.

New analysis uses ocean currents, debris found to locate probable crash site.

Lowering gillnets into the water - instead of using them on the surface - can lower the chances of tuna fishermen accidentally hauling in dolphins and whales, according to new research led by FIU and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Pakistan.

University of Miami oceanographer Lisa BEAL and others spent 26 days at sea in the Cape Cauldron off South Africa measuring the dynamic mixing of Indian Ocean and Atlantic waters in an effort to learn more about weather and climate.

Long-thought to be a unique characteristic of human societies, researchers now say some dolphins can actually form multiple levels of alliances among their societies.