Despite challenges due to the pandemic, NOAA and partners continue restoration efforts in Maryland and Virginia.

Preliminary results raise questions about whether Cook Inlet beluga whales are reproducing much later than initially thought.

The removal of two dams along the Bellamy River has reduced the risk of flooding and reopened habitat for migratory fish.

In the arid Mojave Desert, small burrowing mammals like the cactus mouse, the kangaroo rat and the white-tailed antelope squirrel are weathering the hotter, drier conditions triggered by climate change much better than their winged counterparts, finds a new study published today in Science.

The open ocean is a harsh place for newborn fishes. 

Lots of us are feeling pretty anxious about the destruction of the natural world.

Steelhead recolonize Elwha River quickly following dam removal.

A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.

NOAA Fisheries announces scientific research paper that describes a new species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center – the world’s largest marine mammal hospital – have found that viral-caused cancer in adult California sea lions is significantly increased by their exposure to toxins in the environment.