Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In ...

The Antarctic is a harsh and unforgiving climate for many, though there is no shortage of important biological activity ...

Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an extremely important role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs. Indeed they probably play the most important role of all, says Dutch biologist ...

A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, has solved a 10-year-old mystery about the source of an essential nutrient in the ocean. A new study of microscopic marine microbes, ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight in this crucial region guide marine creatures and maintain global ...

A new review led by the MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen—highlights how ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 22 (June 2, 2020), pp. 11961-11967 (7 pages) The Ediacaran Period (635 to 541 Ma) marks the global ...

Sharks protect ocean ecosystems and store carbon, making them vital allies in the fight against climate change. Learn why ...

Aug. 17 (UPI) --Nutrient overload caused by excess agricultural runoff can seriously harm coastal marine ecosystems, triggering algal blooms that emit toxins and rob marine life of oxygen. Research ...

A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of South Carolina has solved a ten-year-old mystery ...