Ocean

Sea spiders are marine anthropods that can grow as large as a dinner plate and breathe through hundreds of pores. The New York Times takes a deep dive into sea spider research, which is teaching scientists about climate change.

Summer warmth is expanding across New England on Tuesday, but the cold ocean water has set up a battle that, at times, is evident in the sky in eastern New England.  Tuesday morning dawned with lots of clouds in New England, but also dense pockets of fog in eastern New England where cool, moist ocean air drifted inland overnight. This...

Tuesday: Summery sun with highs in the 80s, 70s on the coast. Overnight Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Wednesday: Morning clouds to summery sun. Highs in the 80s.

Today: AM clouds/fog to summery sun. Highs in the 80s, 70s coast. Overnight Tuesday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Wednesday: Any AM clouds to summery sun. Highs in the 80s.

We’re at Rockaway Beach for a look at an impressive abode just steps from the water. The home is filled with generous entertaining ares from the formal to the relaxed – all accentuated with classic architectural details, giving the home a timeless elegance. And if the manicured backyard isn’t enough for you, well, just head to the beach. Link...

An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are partnering on a project to better protect whales by monitoring them from space. New England Aquarium of Boston and Draper of Cambridge say whale conservation needs new, higher-tech solutions to protect whales from extinction. So, the pair are working together using data from sources such as satellites, sonar and radar to…

Numerous dolphins were spotted frolicking in a surprising area off Massachusetts water on Tuesday, creating a magnificent sight for environmental officers. In a Facebook post published Tuesday, Massachusetts Environmental Police shared a video of the bottlenose dolphins breaking Buzzards Bay waters. Officers “met some out-of-towners,” according to the post.

Numerous dolphins were seen breaching Buzzards Bay waters, creating a stunning sight for some Massachusetts Environmental Police officers.

Two fishermen got an up-close look at a great white shark Tuesday when their boat got close to a whale carcass. Matty Riley and Ken Roth were out lobstering in Cape Cod Bay around 11 a.m. when the shark approached their vessel. A video captured by Riley shows the close encounter.

A Massachusetts man who was found dead in Hawaii earlier this month has been identified. Using dental records, Hawaiian police identified the victim as 23-year-old Charles Senechal of Bellingham, Massachusetts.

After a days-long search, a Massachusetts man who went missing from a beach in Hawaii has been found dead, the Coast Guard confirmed Tuesday. The body of the 24-year-old man, last seen Saturday on a Big Island beach, was found by the Hawaii County Fire Department, the Coast Guard said. The man’s family was notified Monday night.

The Coast Guard is searching for a man, reported to be visiting from Massachusetts, who went missing from a beach in Hawaii. The 24-year-old man was last seen walking along Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

  Crusoe Treasure’s cellar in Spain is dark and cool like most wineries, but nature lends an extra hand in crafting the wine’s character. 

Scientists are predicting a near-record dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico – an area where the water holds too little oxygen for marine life.

Scientists are predicting a near-record dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico – an area where the water holds too little oxygen for marine life.

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Tuesday honoring English business magnate Sir Richard Branson for his contributions to the recording industry. Branson was joined at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of the Guinness World Record Museum on Hollywood Boulevard by singer Lance Bass, a longtime friend, and three-time Grammy winning singer Ben Harper, who...

While shark attacks are rare, more people are killed by electrocution by Christmas lights each year, here is a guide on what to do if you should find yourself in such a precarious position.

Thursday night: Blizzard conditions wane after sunset. Lows in the teens. Friday: Clean-up continues as Arctic blast moves in. Highs in the teens, dangerous wind chills. Saturday: Sun and brutal cold. Highs in the single digits. West winds gust to 30 mph.

There’s an unwanted record in the Gulf of Mexico: This year’s “dead zone,” where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, is the biggest ever measured.