and waves into bits so small that some are visible only under a microscope. Scientists are just beginning to understand the impact these particles are having on fish, the food chain, and ...

A huge Mola Mola fish, also known as an ocean sunfish, found itself stranded near the Florida coast. What's a very large and ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

The coelacanth is the most famous living fossil. It was once thought to be a missing link between fishes and amphibians because of its leg-like lobed fins. Small populations live in the Indian Ocean ...

The Canadian videographer gave new meaning to the phrase, “There’s beauty in randomness,” after a chance encounter with whales.

Rather than a spherical shape, the growth is spread over the shell's surface in the unmistakable shape of a fish. Pearlfish are small, ocean-dwelling fish, often found in tropical waters. These ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...