Oceanographers have been able to document the movement of ocean waters to indicate things like currents, weather, and more.

A team of students at Tohoku University in northeastern Japan discovered a new species purely by happenstance.

As climate change forces fish to migrate to cooler waters, culture and jobs are being left behind in their wake.

The Kuroshio Current and Kuroshio Extension play a critical role in the North Pacific, transporting warm water north and circulating much-needed nutrients to aquatic life. However, scientists have ...

Scientists warn that continued losses could undermine the tradition of dashi, the broth that forms the base of countless Japanese dishes. For many, the decline of kombu represents not just an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishing boats sail toward a kelp harvest area in the Northern Territories, 3.7 kilometers off Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan on June 2, ...