NOAA research shows it would take the average tree more than 1500 years to sequester the amount of carbon dioxide a whale can ...

For over 400 years, sailors have encountered a fascinating phenomenon where vast stretches of the ocean glow with an ...

For centuries, sailors have reported glowing seas that stretch to the horizon. Researchers are beginning to understand what ...

Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore. Velella velellas, or ...

NOAA team has combined 400 years of sailor journals with satellite imagery to build the first predictive map of “milky seas.” ...

See the mesmerising 'northern lights of the ocean' caught on video, and discover how marine life uses this glow to hunt and ...

Alumnus Jonathan Trent is a marine biologist and former NASA scientist whose groundbreaking work spans ocean research, space science, and sustainable technology.

Some scientists who’ve studied and modeled the complexity of Earth’s oceans and atmosphere say any “geoengineering” scheme big enough to affect the climate could put people at risk of dramatic changes ...

As people around the world celebrate Earth Day this year by planting trees and turning off a few lights, scientists look ...

Called by-the-wind sailor or velella velella, here's what to know about the small, glassy jellyfish-like critters washing up ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...

Researchers say the species of zooplankton that the fish feed on is becoming beyond their reach as sea temperatures continue to rise. “As the planet becomes warmer, Pacific saury will probably ...