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The decision to ban dolphin exploitation is a distinctly moralistic one, and if India can make this next logical step, surely the United States can too.

Some tough cycling days ahead for Jill and Robert as they continue their quest across Canada to raise awareness for "We are the Water"

Feeling marching ants crawling under the skin of my thighs at 60 feet during decompression, it was clear to me that I was bent.

The air we breathe is made up of 78% nitrogen - an inert, completely harmless gas - at the surface at least, but as we dive into the ocean depths it's another matter....When diving, we experience pressure that is twice as great as the pressure on...

The day before his death, he had to undergo a hyperbaric chamber treatment after resurfacing too quickly while scuba diving.

If you listen to global warming deniers, or even much of the public, it seems like there is some stack of scientific studies somewhere that refute ...

A whale pod off the coast of South Africa was seen feeding one of their disabled members.

The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

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Dolphins can stay alert and active for 15 days or more by sleeping with one half of their brain at a time, scientists have learned.

Marine species threatened with extinction aren't just whales, seals and turtles--they include fish, corals, mollusks, birds, and a lone seagrass

It’s not everyday you get to see large-scale illegal fishing in progress.  But on April 14, that’s exactly what passengers aboard the National Geographic Explorer seem to have witnessed.

With a limberness that defies his 69 years, Frank Mirarchi heaves himself over the edge of a concrete wharf and steps out onto a slack, downward sloping dock line bouncing 20 feet above the lapping waters near Scituate, Mass.

If you've ever had the feeling that your lifestyle changes amount to tiny drops in a very large proverbial bucket, I invite you to consider taking one of these 'Top 5 actions' to fight climate change.

Health officials say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from Atlanta-area public swimming pools last summer. And they say...

You’ve been planning and saving up this photography trip for years.  It’s your dream to take photos in (insert bucket list destination). You fly half way around the world carrying more than your weight in luggage and finally you get in the water.  You see that first perfect shot, get in position to make photography magic…and your strobes don’t fire.

A FISH farm worker has been hailed a hero after single-handedly saving two dolphins from dying on a beach.

Just two decades ago, most of the Arctic Ocean was covered in ice all year long. But climate change has caused the Arctic to heat up twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and the region is rapidly...

These beautiful seahorses, no bigger than a 20-cent coin, eluded scientists for several centuries.

Yesterday, Delaware became the seventh state to prohibit the sale, trade, possession and distribution of shark fins within state borders. By signing House Bill 41, Gov.

The tide of starving sea lion pups washing ashore in Southern California has ebbed, giving rescue centers a bit of a break from the flood of animals that began arriving in January.