Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

"Nighttime at the aquarium reveals a completely different side of the ocean," Executive Director Harry Helling said. "With ...

Out of sight from visitors and school field trips, Birch Aquarium in La Jolla is quietly raising more than 3,000 tiny octopus ...

Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla plans to open its new exhibition, “Living Seas,” to the public on Thursday, May 22. “Living Seas,” the aquarium’s ...

Birch Aquarium in La Jolla has hatched its first little blue penguin egg, marking a milestone for the aquarium’s penguin conservation efforts. Birch announced last week that the egg hatched on New ...

La Jolla-based Birch Aquarium is playing an important role in an effort with other aquariums and zoos across California to bring a near-extinct sea star back from the brink. In coming weeks, a ...

Topping the list of America’s most beautiful aquariums this holiday season is Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, where 30.7% of its reviews contain keywords describing its beauty. First opened in 1904, ...

KELP FOREST DIVES... will be a highlight — Swell Sharks call the forest home, along with Moray Eels and the ever-fascinating Giant Sea Bass — as will shark feedings, which will happen every Tuesday ...

The loggerhead sea turtle at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla has come a long way in the past 10 years — from surviving an injury that left her paralyzed and underweight in 2013 to her most recent exam that ...

Above: Drone 5 footage of leopard sharks off the coast of La Jolla. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — One of San Diego’s favorite aquatic attractions is getting ready to kick off “Shark Summer,” complete with ...

Much like the arrival of a human baby, the expected arrival of baby seadragons at La Jolla’s Birch Aquarium is cause for frequent check-ins, bated breath and excitement. For the caregivers at Birch ...