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Experts predict hybrid El Nino Modoki will arrive this winter causing an increase in Atlantic hurricanes resulting in greater potential for hurricane landfall.

Now that they are rarely hunted Gray Whales have become curious about humans and will often approach whale watchers.

Genetic studies prove that the right whales of the North Pacific are a separate species. But they in serious danger of extinction and very little is known about them

Three groups of orca (also called killer) whales frequent Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia: the southern residents, the transients, and the off-shore orcas.

As Gray Whales on the Eastern Pacific Coast recover, their feeding activities have been shown to have positive and previously unnoticed effects on threatened seabirds.

In Southern California, San Diego is one of the best places for whale watching cruises. Hornblower Cruises sail from the harbor to see Pacific gray whales and dolphins.

El Nino, a regular and predictable phenomenon that affects many species, results from changes in Pacific winds and currents. El Coyote is something new and mysterious.

While not a fish for beginners, boxfishes and cowfishes can make fantastic aquarium species, although they don't come without some risk.

The Caribbean is one of the four major regions from which marine aquarium species are collected for the aquarium hobby.

Understanding from where the fish you purchase for your marine aquarium come can make you a more successful and knowledgeable aquarist.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center announced that conditions are favorable for a potentially volatile storm season, causing concern, particularly on the Gulf Coast

Mantas are docile filter feeders that seem to enjoy interacting with humans.

Stingray attacks leave lingering questions regarding the behavior and habitats of these graceful but often deadly creatures.

While most butterflyfishes are not appropriate for captivity, there are a few of these remarkably beautiful fish appropriate for the marine aquarist.

Hardy, colorful and small, basslets make fantastic beginner fishes for the novice saltwater aquarist.

Sharks, seahorses, penguins, sea otters, touch pools and a fun Splash Zone for kids make the Monterey Bay Aquarium a top family attraction on California's Pacific Coast.

Darwin was not the first to understand that organisms evolve or change over time. His crucial contribution was in identifying the mechanism of change, natural selection.

Also known as Typhoon Frieda, the Columbus Day Storm or the Big Blow this extratropical storm caused severe damage in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.

Penguins live in the south and have never colonized the North Pole for several reasons. A North Pole penguin is a rare and puzzing phenomenon.

If you want to purchase a Peppermint Shrimp to take care of aiptasia in your tropical reef tank, make sure you are actually getting L. wurdemanni.

The El Nino of 2009 resembles that of 1918. Both coincide with strikingly similar pandemic outbreaks of H1N1 influenza. Could the climate event be a contributing factor?

Changing weather patterns across the U.S., from dwindling ice cover in Alaska to increasing frequency of North Atlantic storms, all confirm the reality of climate change.

Albatrosses were immortalized by Coleridge in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. People on land usually don't see these beautiful seabirds.

The Earth is an amazing place and the Galapagos islands are one of the best places in the world to view animals, both above and below the water; a travelers must do.

Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head.

These two commonly available filefishes make great first filefishes for the tropical marine aquarist looking for a peaceful fish for a fish-only saltwater aquarium.

Jamey Johnson's inked a string of hit-country songs, from "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" to "Give It Away." But these days, he's got this own hit CD and a trio of Grammy nods.

Award-winning country newcomer Taylor Swift harmonizes with British rock band Def Leppard for a genre-merging live concert that airs on CMT in November.

Platinum-selling country newcomer Taylor Swift was co-host for the recent 51st annual Grammy nominations ceremony in L.A., which included some of country music's best.