Sea Otter Awareness Week occurs every September to remind people just why the marine mammals are so important and why they ...

Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star. That’s the plot line coming from a small upstart research facility in Moss ...

In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old. “We spent quite a bit of time ...

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

On a small island near Gustavus, a wolf pack has decimated the local deer population – and started feeding on sea otters instead. The shift underscored coastal wolves’ adaptability. But then one died.

If you could walk the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Arago in Oregon in the summer, you’d find yourself in the mysterious green depths of a forest of kelp. Look up, and you’d see sunlight filtering ...

In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery comes more than a decade after the start of the marine epidemic that has ...

An orphaned sea otter was found on a beach in Alaska, officials said. Photo by Nadhira Riezza on Unsplash An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, ...