Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led ... the reintroduction of orphaned Southern sea otter pups to the wild; and the large ...

“It’s been an honor and a privilege to lead the Monterey Bay Aquarium for ... in 1978 while the aquarium was still being built and pioneered the aquarium's sea otter program, which helped ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

A new study has revealed new evidence that a huge "megaflood" refilled a sea today adored by millions of tourists, ending a ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s founding director of more than 40 years is stepping away from the position and will join its board of trustees. Julie Packard has been the aquarium’s sole director since it ...

The "Open Sea" exhibit best exemplifies how special the massive Monterey Bay Aquarium is. Sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and schools of fish have thousands of gallons of water to ...

The mystery mollusk Bathydevius caudactylus observed at a depth of approximately 1,550 meters. It has a wide, paddle-like ...

A study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal "megaflood" refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon dwarfing any other known floods in Earth's history," an ...