A 2003 marine heat wave in the waters around Greenland continues to impact North Atlantic ocean ecosystems decades on, with a ...

Life in the ocean runs on light. It fuels photosynthesis, shapes food webs and determines where many marine species can live.

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Every day, thousands of images and signals are collected at sea. Sonar, buoys, satellites, and cameras installed on ships ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

Just over 512 million years ago, Earth’s life was shaken by a major extinction event, yet fossil evidence reveals it persisted. A newly discovered fossil site in South China captures an entire marine ...

Fujitsu is developing underwater drones to measure carbon absorption by coastal ecosystems, aiming to boost the blue carbon ...

There’s always some controversy over ocean plastic — such as who is responsible for it and what to do about it — but everyone agrees that plastic doesn’t belong in the ocean. Or do they? I was floored ...

Stand on the cliffs of Cape Point and look out over the restless meeting of two oceans. The scene is timeless – gulls ...