A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses.

Shutterstock Image Often times, when surfers are paddling out into the deep, blue ocean they have only two fears — sharks and ...

Driven mad by toxic chemicals released by algae flourishing in warming oceans, sea lions and other marine mammals are ...

Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are ...

A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with ...

It started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...

I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” the photographer and explorer said.

A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a ...

A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and ...

Sea lions aren't super high on the list of aquatic animals surfers usually need to worry about encountering in the water.

A marine mammal nonprofit has assessed more than 200 sea lions and 10 dolphins apparently sickened with domoic acid poisoning ...

Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...