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The sea chantey, once the soundtrack of the Golden Age of Sail, has gone the way of other traditional work songs — relegated to folk festivals, history...
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"Protecting biodiversity amounts to protecting humanity," says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who warns that species are being lost at an alarming rate.
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At the New England Aquarium, scientists study marine mammal feces to learn about the animals' reproductive and stress hormones, in an effort to help save endangered right whales.
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The impact of sea level rise and tidal flooding has been making waves on the real estate market of coastal New England.
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Scientists have long puzzled over the different levels of sea level rise. A study finds data that points to one main culprit — a phenomenon called "glacial isostatic adjustment."
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East Coast environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to block drilling activities in the Atlantic Ocean. Federal officials issued permits...
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The Trump administration has approved a first step toward offshore oil and gas drilling on the Atlantic coast. The National Marine Fisheries Service...
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A panel of regulators from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts voted Friday to put a three-year moratorium on the commercial fishery for Northern...
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More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.
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An offshore wind developer based in Rhode Island is being acquired by the Danish offshore wind company, Ørsted. Providence-based Deepwater Wind announced…