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

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

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 ...

A team with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito on Tuesday rescued a medium-size, lethargic sea lion at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, a center spokesperson confirmed. A passerby in the late morning ...

Discover what makes marine mammals unique and why they need our protection. California's coastal waters are home to some of nature’s most remarkable creatures - marine mammals like seals, dolphins, ...

Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a fellow diver, nibbling on his flippers. The diver, a graduate student, was using sponges to collect ...

What are marine mammals? -- Marine adaptations -- Wales, dolphins, and porpoises: Cetaceans -- Family characteristics of Alaska cetaceans -- Morphology of cetaceans -- Common cetaceans of Alaska: ...

Scientist in South Africa believe they have successfully identified the first time the rabies virus has spread to sea mammals, in this case among 24 dead Cape fur seals. The bodies of the sea mammals ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 400 marine mammals have been reported stranded or sickened along California’s Central Coast since June.

Wildlife officials are warning the public of a toxic algae bloom affecting marine mammals along Los Angeles County beaches. On Monday evening, the city of Hermosa Beach posted an “Urgent Marine ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

Quick Take New species discoveries in 2025 include over 850 new marine species documented by the Nippon Foundation-Nekton ...