One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

The IUCN report also indicated that overall 61% of bird species have declining populations — an estimate that has increased ...

Discover the list of mammals that live only in water, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, and dugongs. Learn how these fully ...

Climate change and a range of other human impacts are putting marine animals at risk of extinction -- even those living in almost pristine marine habitats and diverse coastal regions -- reports a new ...

Fresh research has revealed that marine animals are facing an unprecedented risk of extinction because of climate change and other human impacts, even in seemingly pristine coastal regions. The ...

Marine biology clearly has much to offer medical research. Yet discourse between these two fields has been all too infrequent. It should not remain so. Medical researchers typically use mammals, such ...

Nearly 1,800 animals since 2009 have had life-threatening encounters. A new report details the grim circumstances facing marine animals as millions of pounds of plastic continue to make their way into ...

Scientists analyzed the DNA of commercially available shark meat. The results were alarming for conservation.

Like many air-breathing marine megafauna, green turtles optimise their swim depth during migration to minimise the cost of transport, travelling at around three body-depths beneath the surface in ...

Photobacterium damselae, comprising distinct subspecies, is increasingly recognised as a significant pathogen in marine animals. Infections manifest in severe septicaemia, skin ulceration and ...

Researchers have found that marine animals across mammals, birds and reptiles swim at similar relative depths when traveling and not feeding to save energy. Researchers from Swansea and Deakin ...