A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

In 1888, researchers aboard the R/V Albatross began the world’s first concentrated marine research expeditions off California ...

Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.

(THE CONVERSATION) In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del Trabajo, a Masonic fraternal order, stumbled across a trove of mysterious-looking containers while he was ...

The recently acquired skull of the dome-headed dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus. USNM PAL 803273, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. Photo by James D.

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...

At Ford Field on Thursday, Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions (7-5) face Javonte Williams and the Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) in a matchup featuring two of the brightest stars in the NFL, beginning at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration announced plans to open federal Pacific waters to oil and gas leases for the first time ...

Smithsonian Journeys and PONANT EXPLORATIONS are teaming up to offer 35 new ocean cruise departures in 2027. The voyages feature two Smithsonian Journeys experts, who lead lectures and informal ...

Tunnels of cold water from Antarctica may have driven a chill in the Western Pacific Warm Pool 1.5 million years ago. Credit: NOAA About 1.5 million years ago, the mid-depth waters of the tropical ...

Multiple agencies launched a robust rescue effort in Monterey County after a young family was swept into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, leaving a father dead and a 5-year-old girl missing. The Monterey ...