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

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

Almost all life in the ocean depends on the upper waters where sunlight filters in, known as the photic zone – but new ...

Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area ...

Over 20% of the global ocean has darkened in the past two decades, shrinking critical light zones that support marine life.

Researchers say more than a fifth of the planet’s ocean — which makes up 70 percent of the surface of the Earth — has been ...

Getting caught in the rain or sweating through a heatwave is nothing compared to what some animals deal with every day. These ...

Experts used satellite imaging and computer models to study how light penetrates the ocean. They focused on the photic zone — ...

The photic zone, where sunlight penetrates and sea creatures survive, is considerably shallower in most places now.

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, who have spent more than a ...

"If the photic zone is reducing by around 50 m in large swathes of the ocean, animals that need light will be forced closer to the surface where they will have to compete for food and the other ...

On Sunday, June 8, Nanaimo Science will be holding a free hands-on, family-friendly ocean exploration event at Departure Bay ...