Sunflower sea stars discovered taking refuge in fjords may offer clues to saving the critically endangered species from sea star wasting disease.

Last month, the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced the addition of a new resident sea otter, Opal. After much anticipation, she ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...

Zoo staff euthanized the 16-year-old otter Tilly, who had a cameo on NBC's '"30 Rock," following a decline due to her age, the Oregon zoo said.

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on ...

We hadn't seen this cute critter in almost two centuries and believed it was extinct, until a lone baby randomly showed up.

Discover fascinating wetland species like the Grey-Headed Fish Eagle, Smooth-Coated Otter, Dugong, Indian Softshell Turtle, and Northern Dancing Frog.

MONTEREY, Calif., April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world prepares to celebrate Earth Day 2025, DAHON brings a powerful message to California's iconic Sea Otter Classic: high performance and ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained ...