For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...

Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists call “fouling.” But furry mammals like beavers and otters that spend most of their lives wet manage ...

For years, scientists feared the vaquita porpoise would quietly vanish from the planet — another species lost before most ...

With the 2025 release of the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) interactive map, scientists, conservationists, and ...

SAN DIEGO – In 1959, the Navy stood up its Marine Mammal program here. With one dolphin, researchers set out to study how fast the creatures could swim, in an effort to improve ship and torpedo ...

Marine mammals exhibit a suite of physiological adaptations that enable prolonged breath-holding and efficient underwater activity. Their respiratory systems are uniquely modified to withstand extreme ...

Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach has broken ground on a $14-million expansion project that will enhance the center’s educational and patient treatment capabilities while making it a leader ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Last year was a busy year for The Marine ...

Over the next seven years, the U.S. Navy estimates its ships will injure or kill just two whales in collisions as it tests ...

The report shows improvement related to deaths but continued hearing loss and other injuries from some exercises.