At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, ...

A global ocean color shift is underway, with greener waters near the poles and bluer seas in the tropics, impacting many ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's oceans, an area larger than Asia, has darkened over the last two decades. These ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

"In most parts of the ocean, especially areas like the Gulf of Maine where phytoplankton productivity is so high, the assumption is that phytoplankton support the food web.

Scientists had determined that ocean acidification enters this danger zone or crosses this planetary boundary when the amount ...

Reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species and buffer shorelines ...

When we think of fossils, giant prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs may come to mind. But the fossil record also holds the remains of smaller ...