A new Electronic Dolphin robot can clean up oil spills using a sea urchin-inspired filter that pulls in oil while pushing water away.

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Ano Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...

The Vancouver Aquarium says its 10 sea otters have started celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup early, with just 100 days to ...

Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert is in the Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA, and the Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, ...

“Kelp is a community resource enjoyed by many, and it will take all of us to understand and protect it for future generations.” ...

Joining next month's lineup of LEGO releases is another very cute set: the LEGO Ideas Floating Sea Otters. If you're dying to add this delightful build to your collection, preorders are already live ...

A new LEGO Ideas masterpiece comes to life with the Floating Sea Otters set, bringing the charm of real sea otters to brick form. Continuing LEGO's recent trend of nature and animal-themed builds, ...

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic. Reading time 3 minutes An apocalyptic serial killer of sea ...

The mass mortality event was documented in the Canary Islands Researchers now fear that the pattern observed in the Canary Islands mortality event will also emerge in other regions around the world, ...

During this dive, contact with a sea urchin causes an immediate injury. The incident happens quickly near the reef, where limited space and poor footing increase risk. Sea urchins rely on sharp spines ...

Southern sea otters living along California’s coast are struggling in warmer seas, with new threats and changing food sources. They, like the other two sea otter subspecies, are classified as ...