People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon ...

At least three people were treated after being stung last weekend. Now, the Beach Patrol is telling people to keep an eye out ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new material from moss that could transform how we clean up oil spills. The team from ...

Sea slugs, such as Elysia chlorotica, are small marine creatures that produce energy from sunlight - just like plants.

Credit: J. Adam Fenster/ University of Rochester. Deep in the ocean, sea sponges grow beautiful, glass-like skeletons that are both strong and light. These structures are made from a natural glass ...

The “kitchen sponge” is actually a delightfully fluffy dessert you can scoop and devour, and the “dirty sink water” is a safe-to-drink concoction designed to test your courage and your palate. While ...