A new paper shows how strong currents carry sand-sized particles 50 kilometers down Monterey Canyon.

In a program that could revolutionize environmental monitoring and fisheries management, MBARI's Environmental Sample Processor is collecting environmental DNA from a coastal creek just north of Monterey Bay.

Researchers are developing computer models to learn how comb jellies evolved to live at different depths in the ocean.

Newest autonomous underwater vehicle launched to test software for improving AUV performance.

Gray whales are dying in large numbers along their Pacific Coast migration route. Scientists are looking for clues to explain this phenomenon.

A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common from the surface to the seafloor, but they’re also being incorporated into marine food webs.

The human imprint of plastic pollution is now evident in all marine ecosystems. Scientists have documented plastics everywhere from white sand beaches and colorful coral reefs to the deepest, darkest trenches of the ocean.

Ocean acidification makes some snails more susceptible to being eaten by invasive (and predatory) green crabs.

The National Center for Science Education recognized MBARI's Heidi Cullen for her contributions to the teaching of climate science.

During MBARI's Spring 2019 CANON experiment, researchers will study the vertical migration of ocean animals using sound, video, DNA, and conventional sampling equipment such as nets.

A new study examines how sediments from human activities like bottom trawling for fish, are affecting glass sponges in British Columbia, Canada.

MBARI researchers recently created a new map of Loihi, an undersea volcano that will be the next Hawaiian Island.

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in air flowing out to sea from Silicon Valley could increase the amount of carbon dioxide dissolving in Monterey Bay by about 20 percent.

New research using an MBARI-inspired “camera tag” shows that some sharks in South Africa spend a lot of time in kelp beds.

MBARI’s 2018 Annual Report provides a multimedia view of the institute’s latest research and technology developments.

Twenty thousand years ago, when giant sloths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the Los Angeles Basin, in the dark ocean depths lived an immense colony of worms.

Recent article highlights the world-wide use of MBARI's FOCE design for ocean acidification experiments

MBARI biologist Steve Haddock recently rolled out a new and improved web site that allows citizen scientists around the world to report jellyfish blooms.

Scientists at MBARI recently found a way to identify several groups of glowing marine organisms by the light they produce.

Computer models suggest that marine protected areas improve recovery of sea life after major population declines.