While more traditional defense methods like camouflage, venom and spines appear ineffective against large sharks and mammals, ...

While more traditional defense methods like camouflage, venom and spines appear ineffective against large sharks and mammals, electric rays are sending out electric discharges to fend off sharks in ...

A 13-foot 9-inch shark has been spotted off the coast of North Carolina after swimming nearly 1,900 miles since January.

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area near the Atlantic coast of Georgia and the Carolinas for potential tropical cyclone development.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump.

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean So far, storm threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast aren’t emerging from the ocean, they’re coming from the west or occurring inland.

NOAA changed its naming convention for the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. Geological Survey changed the name on U.S. maps per President Trump's order.