A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

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 ...

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

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

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

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

"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 ...

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