Lore has always surrounded argonauts, pelagic octopuses that build shells and travel the seas.

Early investigations of the microbial communities in and around sunken boats reveal that there are patterns to where bacteria settle.

To help create better conservation and management plans, researchers are measuring how marine organisms move between habitats and populations.

Most know Rachel Carson for her work on the dangers of chemical pollutants, but the writer’s earlier prose took readers on a tour of a mysterious underwater world.

Understanding the dinoflagellates that regularly wreak havoc on marine and nearshore ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico could help researchers mitigate the damage they cause.

A full description of the lifecycle of Karenia brevis could lead to improved monitoring, prediction, and mitigation of the harmful algal blooms it regularly causes.

To help create better conservation and management plans, researchers are measuring how marine organisms move between habitats and populations.

The storm has already pummeled the Bahamas. Now the US coast prepares.

In the southeastern US, the coming storm disrupts research for many scientists.