Scientists are increasingly worried about the possibility of more die-offs and other adverse effects on marine mammals and seabirds if the suspected cause, a huge anomaly of warm water in the ...

Earth's waters host diverse mammals like dolphins, whales, and manatees. These creatures possess unique adaptations for ...

A Vanderbilt researcher has discovered that some stealthy mammals have been doing something heretofore thought impossible -- using the sense of smell under water. For some time, Kenneth Catania had ...

Girl Scout Brownie Troop 61559 is a new Girl Scout Troop with 10 girls from Cabrillo Elementary School. In their first year as Girl Scouts the girls have worked very hard on the Wonders of Water ...

This grey-black to blackish-brown shrew with a pointed, down-drooping nose averages 147-157 mm (5.8-6.2 in) in length, and is the longest of the Adirondack shrews. It weighs 10-17 g (0.35-0.60 oz), ...

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) skeleton at the UC Santa Cruz Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Photo by William Gearty. It’s summertime and you’re sweating from the heat and humidity. You jump in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network (LMMN), a local nonprofit protecting sea mammals, is gearing up to hold its Marine Mammal Olympics this year, with two events set before ...

In June 1969, the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland caught fire. The river caught fire. Thickly polluted with sludge and waste from industries, the river's surface burst into flames when touched by ...

LAGUNA BEACH — Since March 5, rescue teams from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center have collected 16 elephant seals stranded along the Orange County coast. It’s a spike that could suggest an even busier ...

Despite being completely landlocked, Laguna Beach’s nonprofit Pacific Marine Mammal Center — which coordinates the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill or injured seals and sea lions — is the ...

Scientists are increasingly worried about the possibility of more die-offs and other adverse effects on marine mammals and seabirds if the suspected cause, a huge anomaly of warm water in the ...