Drifting across the world’s oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life — but their fossils, which are found in...
About 80 million years ago-a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth-global sea levels were roughly 560 feet (170 meters) higher than they are today, according to a new study
Pacific leatherback sea turtles lived side by side with the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago, but now, largely due to human impacts, these ancient and majestic creatures are in serious trouble
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service, the federal agency in charge of ocean species management, announced that it would examine in detail whether waters off the California and Oregon coasts...
A fossilized shark that swallowed a crocodile-like amphibian that, in turn, had gobbled up a fish has now been unearthed.
This exceptional find marks the first time scientists have found direct...
Call it the ocean that time forgot. About 400 million years ago, the Rheic Ocean played a big role in Earth's history. When this massive body of water closed, the Appalachians were lifted to...
A fossil of a new crab species reveals the itsy-bitsy crustaceans inhabited towering sponge reefs during the Jurassic Period, where they made tasty snacks for ichthyosaurs and other ancient...
