A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as ...

This year, head to Tomales Bay in Northern California to discover the magical "Northern Lights of the Sea" for yourself.

Currently six swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

"This is incredibly sad." Experts issue dire warning after thousands of marine animals wash up dead on coastline: 'It's devastating' first appeared on The Cool Down.

As summer warms Istanbul’s waters, the megacity’s authorities are having to battle a noxious algal bloom dubbed “sea snot”.On ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Rising toxins found in bowhead whales harvested for subsistence use by Alaska Natives on the North Slope show that ocean ...

Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.

Canandaigua Lake may look clear now, but warmer temps and recent weather pattern shifts have experts on alert for harmful ...

Cases of vibrio vulnificus have been escalating in the U.S. for the past several years. The trend has prompted health ...