Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ...

Database, is giving scientists, conservationists, and the public an unprecedented look at the true scale of ocean ...

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab ...

A new study reveals over 20% of the ocean has been losing sunlight, raising concerns for marine life and climate.

The researchers reanalyzed massive datasets of large-scale distributions of plankton-derived lipids in the ocean, which were ...

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 ...

Ocean darkening is rapidly spreading, squeezing marine life closer to the surface and altering ecosystems worldwide.

Researchers attribute coastal darkening primarily to increased nutrient and sediment runoff from agriculture and rainfall, ...

A mysterious shadow is creeping across our oceans, transforming vast stretches into dim, sunless realms. What does this mean ...

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

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, ...

He first figured out that sprat was being overfished and affecting the number of whales and other sealife in the water in ...