This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. When I ...

Although the subjects of marine biology and biochemistry do not seem to be an obvious pairing, there are a lot of overlaps. The biochemical processes that specialized organisms have developed to live ...

The first time Jessica Pate swam beside a manta ray off Florida’s southern coast, the 8-foot-wide fish flipped belly-up and slowed to watch her. “I was kind of obsessed after that,” Pate says. The ...

John Pearse, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, died on Friday, July 31, at his home in Pacific Grove, California. He was 84 and had been in hospice care for ...

Kenyan marine biologist Nelly Isigi Kadagi grew up a rough, 17-hour drive away from the sea, but now she is one of the key figures in the conservation of some of the biggest, most mysterious fish in ...

Carolyn Lundquist, Ph.D. '00, studies the impact of human activities on ocean ecosystems. (Courtesy) Carolyn Lundquist, Ph.D. ’00, prompted by a high school career test, studied communication at UCLA, ...

According to Eric Hancock, spider crabs dance. At least, he likes to think so. Each day at work, the marine biologist walks over to the 500-gallon tank that houses 11 common spider crabs, ranging in ...

Marine Biologist Ethan Estess uses science-based art to encourage and motivate the public to learn more about ocean pollution. In an effort to encourage public engagement with science, translators ...

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, a marine biologist, cetacean researcher and educator, was honored on Sunday, Dec. 1 for her 40 years of dedication to the ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project. In a ...