Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown group of bacteria, called UBA868, as key players in the energy cycle of the deep ocean. They are significantly involved in the biogeochemical cycle in ...

Climate change, ocean degradation, and biodiversity loss are causing entire land-sea ecosystems to collapse, and island communities are disproportionately impacted. Removing invasive species from ...

More than 3,600 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean, scientists have stumbled onto a hidden world that should not, by ...

Once when I was on a boat in the ocean I saw lots of plastic floating in the water and thought of what all the plastic in the ocean was doing to the wildlife. I believe ocean pollution is not good for ...

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The vast majority of the ocean remains unexplored but researchers are racing to change that. They believe water-based organisms can advance healthcare and address the climate crisis. But balancing ...

There’s always some controversy over ocean plastic — such as who is responsible for it and what to do about it — but everyone agrees that plastic doesn’t belong in the ocean. Or do they? I was floored ...

The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, ...

As the oceans grow increasingly acidic — a particularly dangerous side effect of greenhouse gas emissions — the global food web could collapse and humanity could face utter devastation within just a ...