Hurricanes churn the ocean, triggering plankton blooms, oxygen shifts, and major changes in marine ecosystems.

Another year, another record,” quipped Ralph Keeling, head of the Scripps CO2 Program, as atmospheric carbon dioxide hit 430 ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

The European Union will Thursday unveil a new roadmap on marine conservation -- addressing climate and pollution threats to ...

World Seaweed Day on June 4 highlights seaweed's importance for marine ecosystems, nutrition, and climate solutions.

Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change.

As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that ...

The world’s oceans regulate climate, provide food and sustain life across the planet. They generate over half the oxygen we ...

The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) between northeastern Maryland and Virginia Beach. Like many coastal ecosystems, ...

To spur the necessary action and policy change, we need more evidence of where ocean acidification is the primary driver of biodiversity loss among other impacts. However, further data is required ...