Satellite data reveals 21% of oceans have darkened, affecting photic zones and marine life. Researchers warn of severe ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight ...

More than one-fifth of the global ocean—an area spanning more than 75 million sq km—has been the subject of ocean darkening ...

A sweeping new study is helping pinpoint where whales, sharks, turtles, and other ocean giants need the most protection and ...

The study is reported in an article published in the journal Marine Environmental Research. The main finding is the upper boundary of the mesophotic zone ... of mesophotic ecosystems in the ...

How will global warming impact marine ecosystems? This is a critical question ... However, an ocean layer below the surface called the "twilight zone" (where light is unavailable) can also affect ...

Iron released from coal combustion and steel production is altering the ecosystem in a critical part of the North Pacific, a ...

A sweeping new plan aims to protect marine biodiversity by expanding reserves and restoring ecosystems along Vietnam’s ...

Coral reefs are the ultimate underwater architects, working in tandem with tiny algae to shape their colorful calcium carbonate habitats—the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth.

The dead zone is an area where there is very little ... 1,900 square miles by 2035 to help improve the health of the marine ecosystem. As it stands, the five-year average is now nearly 4,300 ...

The newly designated ‘No Take Zones’ now ... as Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs). Together, the SGSSI-MPA and the Territory’s world-leading, ecosystem-based approach to sustainable ...