A vitamin deficiency linked to an enzyme found in anchovies that breaks down Vitamin B1, or thiamine, is threatening the ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

A striking seasonal phenomenon is unfolding off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, as cold, nutrient-rich waters rise to the ...

A recently published study explores the relationship between sea spiders and bacteria. Discover more and meet one of the study's researchers.

Zooplankton like copepods aren’t just fish food—they’re carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter ...

Brazilian researchers discovered unborn dolphin calves already carry toxic metals absorbed from their mothers before birth.

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

This long-term focus on specific prey can have powerful ecological consequences. At Cape Shirreff, Antarctica, in the ...

The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy ecosystems .

A chilling discovery in the deep waters off the South Sandwich Islands reveals a strange, blood-sucking phenomenon. Parasites ...

Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of ...