Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display ...

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

The Coastal Interpretive Center in Ocean Shores aims to educate our community about the natural and cultural resources of Washington's Pacific Coast to inspire the joy and wonder of nature. Upcoming ...

Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 meters ...

Recent tragedies along the Sonoma County coast provide a stark reminder: The Pacific Ocean can kill. Not even the best ...

The giant creature, measuring 34 metres, isn't a fish, or even a marine mammal like a whale, but Pavona clavus - a species of ...

Crews who helped build the Newport Bay trash interceptor say it has collected about a dozen dumpsters full of debris and ...